Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed scores of bandits, among them Kachalla Gudau, who commanded a group involved in kidnappings and killings in Chikun, Kachia and Kajuru Local Government Areas of Kaduna State.
According to available intelligence, the incident happened on Sunday at Kankami. The report confirmed that Gudau was indeed one of those killed by the troops as they repelled an attack led by the notorious bandit himself.
In a statement, Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan said that the corpse of the bandit was retrieved from Kankomi Forest, where he had bled to death. Gudau is said to have links with other notorious kingpins across the North West and North Central states.
Aruwan said that credible sources reported that, after Gudau’s remains were retrieved, a large number of bandits under his command buried him in a location said to be around Kaku Forest, in the Kaso general area of Chikun LGA.
“The identity of another neutralised bandit whose remains were found by the troops, has been confirmed as ‘Rigimamme’ one of Gudau’s trusted criminal aides.
“Gudau played leading roles in the joint kidnappings of students and expatriates in Kajuru, Chikun and Kachia councils, aside from the murders of kidnapped citizens and victims who resisted abduction”, Aruwan said.
