A suspected terrorist has been killed by police operatives attached to the Katsina State Police Command.
Nigeriacrime.com learned that the Katsina State Police Command also recovered a General-purpose machine gun (GPMG) in a foiled terrorist attack on Ruwan Dorawa village, Dutsinma LGA, Katsina State.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Katsina State, ASP Sadiq Abubakar, said the Command received a report that terrorists in their numbers, armed with dangerous weapons such as GPMG and AK 47 rifles, attacked the village at about 11 am on Monday, shooting sporadically.
“Consequently, the Dutsinma Area Commander along with its Divisional Police Officer (DPO), unhesitatingly, led a team of its operatives to the scene and engaged the terrorist in a fierce gun duel, forcing the criminals to abandon their heinous mission,” Sadiq said.
The Katsina PPRO also disclosed that in the course of combing the scene, the body of one of the suspected terrorist killed was discovered and also one General-purpose machine gun (GPMG) with 58 rounds of 7.62mm x 51mm live ammunition were recovered as well.
In a related development gunmen, Monday morning, attacked the divisional police headquarters in the riverside town of Ogbia in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
The armed men stormed the outpost through the Ogbia waterway. In the early hours of the day ostensibly to steal arms but were quickly repelled by the policemen on duty.
The state police command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Asinim Butswat confirmed the attack stating that the invaders were repelled and that no life was lost.
He said: “Policemen attached to the Ogbia Divisional Headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State repelled an attack by suspected gunmen.
“The suspected gunmen opened fire on the Policemen on duty at the Ogbia Divisional Headquarters on 26 June 2023 at about 2:30 AM with the intent to dispossess them of their rifles.
“The gallant Police Operatives repelled the attack forcing the gunmen to retreat and escaped through the waterways. No life was lost in the attack.
“Tactical squads, the Marine Police and other security agencies were alerted.
“Security operatives are making frantic efforts to identify the perpetrators and arrest them. The investigation is ongoing.”