Col Yombe Dabai (Rtd), the Deputy Governor of Kebbi State, has recalled his trauma when his convoy was assaulted by bandits in the state.
Dabai’s convoy was assaulted on Wednesday in Kanya, Waje District, Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of the state, according to Anaedoonline.ng.
When his convoy stumbled across a big number of bandits working in Kanya village, the deputy governor was claimed to be touring various locations in the state afflicted by bandit activity.
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As a result, Dabai and several troops in his convoy attempted to rescue the villagers from the robbers, but a gun fight followed.
ASP Idris Libata, one of the deputy governor’s security aides, was killed in the gun fight, along with 18 troops, while the robbers fled with injuries and wounds.
When Dabai arrived in the village, the bandits were stealing businesses, residences, and rustling livestock, he stated in an interview with Channels Television.
The thieves invaded the region with high-grade weaponry and mixed with people to mask their identity, according to the deputy governor.
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Dabai claimed he urged his security team to follow the bandits out of the neighborhood so that they could drag them along and separate them from the locals.
He, however, commended the brave efforts of the 223 Battalion and vigilante groups in repelling the attack, which could have been more deadly.
He said, “The bandits mixed up with the inhabitants of Kanya in such a way that it is difficult to differentiate and fight them. So, I advised my security team that we pull them out of the community so that we could pull them along and separate them from the inhabitants.
“The bandits were equipped with PSA AK-P and much heavier calibre weapons than AK-47. Despite this, the soldiers stoop up and matched them.
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“I doff my cap for the soldiers at Zuru Battalion who were few compared to the number of the terrorists.
“From the gunshots, you will assume they were 200 or 250 terrorists. And the soldiers were a unit of about 30 troops, escorting the commanding officer.”
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