The Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Hon. Abdulmalik Mohammed Sarkin-Daji, has commended the Department of State Services, DSS, and Nigerian Army for neutralizing over 50 bandits in the state and rescuing seven people from their captivity.
The Speaker made the commendation recently after DSS operatives and soldiers neutralized over 50 out of over 300 bandits who attempted to invade Kumbashi village in Mariga Local Government Area of the state.
Hon. Sarkin-Daji who represents Mairiga constituency in the State House of Assembly, said he was reliably informed by his constituents that the security operatives, even though largely outnumbered by the bandits, deployed intelligence and their superior training and firepower to neutralize the bandits.
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“Yes, it is true. The DSS really dealt with the bandits. In fact, so successful were the operatives that my constituents reported seeing the bandits panickily dismembering corpses of their killed colleagues, loading them in sacks, and hauling them off on motorcycles,” said Sarkin-Daji.
Following sustained onslaught against the bandits, the security forces were able to rescue seven persons earlier kidnapped by the bandits while several heads of rustled cattle were also recovered from them.
Recall that the DSS had a few weeks ago, in Wawa, Niger State, captured alive Abubakar Abba, leader of Mahmuda, one of the most notorious terror groups in Nigeria, drawing accolades from local and international observers.
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