…Police recover 50 live anti-aircraft ammunition abandoned by fleeing bandits
From Yahaya Umar, Minna
Niger State Police Command has recovered 50 rounds of live anti- aircraft ammunition abandoned by fleeing bandits following heavy bombardment from the military in Sulupawa village via Rijau to Kumbashi and Kakihum of Mariga Local Government Area of the state.
In a statement confirming the development, the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun said the police received a report on June 25, 2025 at about 9:am that suspected bandits attacked Watari village via Rijau and its environs.
According to him, the gunmen also rustled unconfirmed number of cattle,, however, a subsequent air bombardment from Sulupawa village via Rijau to Kumbashi and Kakihum areas of Mariga by the military left the hoodlums in disarray with casualties.
Abiodun disclosed that during a follow-up assessment of the operation, the Police operatives of Rijau Div with vigilante members recovered 50 rounds of anti-aircraft live ammunition abandoned by the bandits at Biyemu forest on June 28, 2025, as a result of the bombardment.
However, he also revealed that security assessment and investigation into the issue is ongoing with a view to fortify the area against reoccurrence.
The statement further said that tactical teams are still being maintained at strategic locations for security coverage.
It would be recalled that bandits riding on motorcycles numbering over 300 and armed with AK 47 rifles struck on Monday night wreck havoc and sacked villagers in Gulbinboka, Kakihun and Kumbashi in Mariga Local Government Area of the state.
Eyewitnesses account have it that the bandits kidnapped no fewer than 30 villagers and killed unspecified number of people.
It was also gathered that a secondary school was burnt at Kakihun while a security operation vehicle was set ablaze at Kumbashi.
