Laleye Dipo
In a major assault on bandits terrorising some parts of Niger State for some time now, the police in the state at the weekend neutralised six of the bandits and injured many others.
The police operation against the criminals took place at Garkogo in the Shiroro Local Government Area of the state at the weekend.
In the battle, which eyewitnesses said lasted for several hours, the injured bandits reportedly fled into the bush leaving behind their operational motorcycles.
The bandits were said to have shot and killed a villager before the policemen engaged them in the fierce gun battle at about 3:30 am last Saturday.
By Laleye Dipo
In what was described as a major assault on bandits that have been terrorising parts of Niger State for some time, the police at the weekend killed six of the bandits and injured many others.
The police operation took place at Garkogo in Shiroro Local Government Area of the state last Saturday.
In the faceoff, which eyewitnesses said lasted several hours, the injured bandits reportedly fled into the bush leaving behind their operational motorcycles.
The bandits were said to have shot and killed a villager before the policemen engaged them in the fierce gun battle at about 3:30am on Saturday.