Soldiers have neutralized a notorious bandits leader, Kachalla Gudau, and his trusted aide, Rigimamme, in Kankomi Forest, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Kachalla Gudau, a dreaded bandit who commanded a large number of foot soldiers carrying out kidnappings and killings in Chikun, Kachia and Kajuru Local Government Areas, was among the bandits killed by troops of the Nigerian Army on Sunday, at Kankomi in Kaduna State.
The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday that diligent exploitation of human intelligence networks corroborated by other pieces of available intelligence, confirmed that Gudau was indeed one of those grounded by the bullets of the courageous soldiers.
He said the remains of the notorious bandit who was said to have links with other notorious kingpins across the North-West and North-Central states were retrieved in the Kankomi forest where he bled to death.
The Commissioner added that credible sources reported that after his remains were retrieved, a large number of bandits under his command buried him in a location said to be around Kaku forest situated in Kaso general area of the Chikun LGA of the state.
According to Aruwan,“Gudau played leading roles in the joint kidnappings of students and expatriates in Kajuru, Chikun and Kachia councils, aside the murders of kidnapped citizens and victims who resisted abduction.
“Gudau was engaged in coordinated attacks on herder settlements, disposing them of livestock, which made him the illegal possessor of large herds of cattle. These he regularly traded for amounts running into millions of naira. He also made deals for illicit drugs and acquisition of sophisticated arms and ammunition.
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“In the first and second quarters of 2022, Gudau and his partners rustled 1,600 and 3,332 cattle respectively in Kajuru local government alone.
“The heat of the kinetic operations which denied his bandits freedom of action may have prompted the attack on the military base in Kankomi, where he met his waterloo.
“The resolve of Governor Nasir El-Rufai to pursue the containment of terrorism, and all forms of crime threatening the security and safety of citizens, remains unshakeable. The government of Kaduna State under his watch will continue to support security forces on all fronts.
“The inglorious end of Kachalla Gudau is a welcome development and a clear statement that those who pose a threat to security and safety will certainly have a date with history, and will be made to face justice or their bitter end, no matter how distant it might seem.”