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A notorious bandit leader, Auwalun Daudawa, who swore with the Quaran at the Government House in Gusau that he would not return to banditry has been neutralized by rival bandits in Zamfara State.
It could be recalled that Auwalu Daudaws led the kidnapping mission of over 300 students of Government Science Secondary School Kankara in Katsina State.
Investigations by DAILY POST revealed that Daudawa was shot dead on Friday evening during a gun duel with a rival gang at Dumburum forest located between Zurmi Local Government Area in Zamfara State and Batsari Local Government Area in Katsina State.
Saturday 1 May 2021 - 11:10am
Some of the Kankara students escaped while others were released days after the December abduction.
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KANO - A Nigerian bandit chief who led the kidnapping of hundreds of schoolchildren has been killed in armed clashes with a rival gang, days after reneging on an amnesty deal with authorities, sources told AFP.
Awwalun Daudawa led the abduction of more than 500 students from Government Science Secondary School Kankara last December.
It was one of a series of mass abductions by heavily armed criminal gangs who have become an increasing security challenge in northwest and central Nigeria.
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Auwalun Daudawa, the notorious bandit leader who masterminded the abduction of over 300 students of Government Science Secondary School Kankara, Katsina State, has been killed.
Government sources confirmed reports of his death on Friday.
It would be recalled that while President Muhammadu Buhari was in his hometown, Daura, for a short visit, Daudawa and his gang stormed GSSS Kankara, to abduct the students from their hostels.
In February, Daudawa had laid down his arms and accepted Governor Bello Matawalle’s peace initiative.
He had surrendered 20 AK-47 rifles, 20 Magazines, one General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), one Rocket-Propelled Grenade (RPG), and several ammunitions to the Zamfara State government on the day he repented with five of his comrades.
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A Nigerian bandit chief who led the kidnapping of hundreds of schoolchildren has been killed in armed clashes with a rival gang, days after reneging on an amnesty deal with authorities, sources told Agence France Presse (AFP).
Awwalun Daudawa led the abduction of more than 500 students from Government Science Secondary School Kankara last December.
It was one of a series of mass abductions by heavily armed criminal gangs who have become an increasing security challenge in northwest and central Nigeria.
On Thursday, a Zamfara State government official told AFP Daudawa had reneged on a peace pact he made in February and returned to lead his men in the forest.
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