{"id":12453,"date":"2025-01-21T21:23:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T20:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/?p=12453"},"modified":"2025-01-21T21:23:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T20:23:39","slug":"police-arrest-bandits-in-kogi-forest-during-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/police-arrest-bandits-in-kogi-forest-during-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Arrest Bandits in Kogi Forest During Meeting\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Nigeria Police Force has revealed its operatives disrupted a group of bandits who were holding a \u2018strategic meeting\u2019 in a forest located in Kogi.<\/p>\n
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The NPF Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made this known in a statement on Monday<\/p>\n
According to Adejobi, \u201cOn January 18, 2025, operatives of the Kogi State Police Command acted on intelligence that a group of armed bandits was holding a strategic meeting at a forest in Budon, Kogi State, to plan an attack.<\/p>\n
\u201cSecurity forces swiftly mobilized and stormed the location, engaging the criminals in a fierce gun battle. One bandit was neutralized, while four others were apprehended. The operatives also recovered an AK-47 rifle, two magazines, 30 rounds of live ammunition, and two motorcycles from the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Force spokesperson stated that in another development on the same day, the Dutsinma Divisional Police Headquarters, Katsina received a distress call that some suspected bandits, armed with dangerous weapons, were headed to attack Ruwan Doruwa Village, Dutsinma Local Government Area of the State.<\/p>\n
He said police operatives in collaboration with other security agencies mobilised, intercepted the armed bandits, and engaged them in a fierce gun battle ultimately leading to the killing of seven of the bandits, with the rest of the gang fleeing and abandoning 109 livestock suspected to be rustled animals.<\/p>\n
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