The Kaduna State Police Command said yesterday that its officers killed those suspected to have killed men of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Intelligence Response Team (IRT) in Sabon Birni, Igabi Local Government.
Acting Commissioner of Police Ahmad Kontagora, who addressed a news conference, said there had been a manhunt of the perpetrators.
He said: “The success recorded in the fight against crime shows that on August 16, the IGP Special Tactical Squad (STS), with operatives from Operation Yaki, acted on intelligence and raided a robbers’/kidnappers’ hideout in Sabon Birni.
“After a fierce gun duel with the bandits, two of them sustained injuries and were rushed to Barau Dikko Hospital for treatment, but were confirmed dead on arrival.
“One AK-47 rifle and five live ammunition were recovered from the scene. Investigations show that the suspects belong to the gang of criminals terrorising Birnin Gwari, and are responsible for the death, last year, of Inspector Felix Yohanna attached to FSARS, who was killed at Walawa forest, and the four IGP- IRT personnel killed in an ambush at Jankasa.”
Kontagora added that the command’s anti-kidnapping and FSARS squads, as well as the SIB, arrested seven kidnap suspects; eight robbery suspects; four suspected fraudsters and three burglary suspects.
“Three AK-47 rifles, three magazines with 20 rounds of ammunition, two cars – Golf Wagon (ES 904 FST) and a Toyota Corolla (RBC 04 MQ) were recovered.”
The police chief said the suspects made useful statements, are being investigated and would be prosecuted.
