The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Katsina Command, has successfully neutralized four suspected terrorists during separate operations in Dutsinma Local Government Area of the state.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SC Buhari Hamisu, confirmed the development in a statement released on Monday. He disclosed that NSCDC operatives repelled two separate attacks, including an assault on the Federal University Dutsinma’s permanent site.
According to Hamisu, the suspected armed bandits stormed the university premises on February 21 but were swiftly confronted by NSCDC personnel, forcing the assailants to retreat after sustaining casualties.
“The gallant men of the NSCDC attached to the university successfully neutralised three criminals, including the notorious Ayuba Buzaru, who stormed the institution using it as their route,” he said.
The team also rescued three kidnapped victims and recovered some rustled goats, the NSCDC spokesman revealed.
He added that NSCDC personnel, in a joint operation with the police, repelled another attack on Sunday, February 23, at the Federal Government Special Grains Reserve (Silo) in Darawa.
Hamisu stated, “The valiant operatives overpowered the criminals, neutralising one suspected armed bandit, while others fled with gunshot wounds.”
He confirmed that the body of the suspected criminal had been deposited at General Hospital Dutsinma.
“The armed bandits have been attempting to attack the silo, which stores grains distributed to people in Katsina, Zamfara, and Sokoto,” he added.
The corps personnel also dispersed another group of suspected armed bandits at Gago Village, near Isah Kaita College of Education in Dutsinma.
“The command remains dedicated to promoting safety and security for the people of the state and Nigeria as a whole while protecting critical national assets and infrastructure,” he said.
