By Olayemi Esan
A group of armed bandits terrorizing some parts of Koton Karfe Local Government Area of Kogi State have met their waterloo as officers of the State’s Vigilante Group killed 11 of them, arrested others while 3 kidnapped victims were rescued successfully
The information received revealed that Security operatives acting on intelligence nabbed an alleged with operative of one of the security agencies who alongside a friend supplies the criminals with weapons and information to undertake their heinous crimes
The successful operation by the security operatives was done in series and with a detailed account the Kogi State Vigilante operatives narrated that ”Alaidi is their ring leader, he was killed during the first camp attack. Rabo and seven others were crushed. Madei and one other were killed in the second kidnappers camp while Umar escaped with gunshot injury but was recaptured”.
They also confirmed that five of the kidnappers arrestsd including the civil defense operative were in the custody of the Department of State Security for further investigations.
Reacting the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Muhammed Onogwu noted that such security success by the operatives was a welcome development and a proof that the security architecture of Kogi State was strong and solid enough to quash all forms of criminal vices
He opined that the Local Vigilantes across the state have continued to record good results because of the morale boost and support the Governor has continued to give as well as the cooperation from the citizens and synergy between the security operatives
Onogwu noted that the continued efforts of the Kogi State Government to keep the momentum as the safest state in the country were so far yielding remarkable results noting that the Governor has severally made a commitment to securing the lives and property of the citizens and make the state a no go zone for criminal elements
He reiterated that Government at all levels would continue to make efforts towards sustaining the drive for a peaceful Kogi state by making every nooks and cranny of the state unsafe for criminal elements and their sponsors.
