A 20-year-old notorious terrorist, Yusuf Monore, in the Galadimawa forest was arrested by the Kaduna State Police Command in Giwa Local Government Area of the state.
The command’s spokesperson, Mohammed Jalige, said that after a fierce gun battle with policemen, items recovered from the terrorists include two AK-47 and AK-49 rifles with five rounds of live 7.62 X 39mm ammunition as well as three smartphones and a torch.
Jalige added, “On August 18, 2022 at about 1150 hours, crack police operatives of Operation Restore Peace at the Galadimawa axis, acting on credible intelligence, dislodged a kidnappers’ den in the Galadimawa forest. The encounter saw the doggedness of the operatives met with stiff resistance from the hoodlums who at the end succumbed to the professional power of the operatives and scampered into the forest with varying degrees of bullet injuries.”
He said the suspect was currently undergoing investigation as the police were still on an aggressive pursuit of the criminals. He added that the state Commissioner of Police, Yekini Ayoku, commended the gallantry exhibited by the policemen.
He charged the law-abiding residents of the state to always be vigilant and promptly report all suspicious characters to security agencies. He also assured them of the confidentiality.
