BREAKING NEWS: Bandits Engage Military In Heavy Gun Battle After Losing Nine Fighters In Kano Community

Heavily armed bandits riding over 50 motorcycles in Yankwada, Babanduhu, and other villages in the Shanono Local Government Area of Kano State and the Nigerian Military engaged in a gun battle on Thursday night, continuing until 5 a.m. on Friday.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING

Naija News learnt that the Chairman of the Shanono/Bagwai Community Security Forum, Yahya Bagobiri, confirmed the incident, stating that the bandits launched the attack in retaliation for losing nine fighters to military operations last week.

Yahya Bagobiri, who spoke with Daily Post, commended the Military for the gunfight and for blocking the bandits from entering the main towns.

According to him, the bandits succeeded in stealing 100 Cows and killing a civilian.

He said, “The Bandits riding over 50 Motorcycles, each having three persons with Bazookas and other heavy Guns, raided Yankwada, Babanduhu and other villages, opening fire from around 1am Thursday to 5am Friday, resulting in killing a civilian.

“The Bandits were dislodged by the Military tactical fighting despite the facts that they came with heavy Arms but succeeded only in stealing 100 Cows and killing one civilian”.

Yahya Bagobiri called on the Federal Government to provide more Arms and redeploy more Men to complement those gallant officers on the ground.

He assured that, with additional arms and the cooperation of the Nigerian Air Force, the bandits would be contained, and that the areas of Shanono, Bagwai, Tsanyawa, and Gwarzo Local Government Areas would have peace.

He added, “The intentions of the Bandits is to penetrates Kano, but with the redeployment of more Military and provisions of more Arms would stop their criminal missions.”