Police recover arms, neutralize bandits in Kaduna

As portion of efforts to curb banditry, kidnapping and amerciable arms proliferation successful the state, the constabulary authorization successful Kaduna said, its unit person neutralised respective bandits and recovered astir 30 firearms during a two-week violative targeting transgression networks crossed the state.

The Commissioner of Police, Rabiu Muhammad, during a property briefing accorded the occurrence to intelligence-led clearance operations conducted successful February 2026 which targeted identified bandits’ camps and transgression hideouts successful Kajuru, Tafa, Igabi and Kauru Local Government Areas.

It said during fierce exchanges of fire, immoderate bandits were neutralised, portion others escaped with injuries, conscionable arsenic suspected informants and cause suppliers linked to transgression networks were besides apprehended.

He explained that the coordinated raids led to the apprehension of respective suspected bandits and 5 alleged gunrunners, alongside the betterment of a important cache of arms.

Recovered exhibits see 3 English AK-47 rifles, 21 fabricated firearms, 1 sub-machine weapon (SMG), 2 English pistols and 4 locally made pistols. A ample quantity of hard drugs believed to beryllium linked to transgression activities was besides recovered.

In a related development, detectives from the Anti-Kidnapping Unit connected February 20, 2026, arrested a suspected amerciable arms fabricator, Adamu Aminu, successful Jaji town, Igabi LGA.