Bandit Kingpin, 60 others dead as DSS, vigilante foil bloody Katsina attack

More than 60 suspected bandits, including a notorious kingpin identified as Idi Abasu Aiki, were reportedly killed during an intelligence-led security operation in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State, following what authorities described as a planned reprisal attack on communities in the area.
The development was reported by security analyst Zagazola Makama.
According to the report, the operation was carried out by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, with support from members of the Katsina State Community Vigilantes and specially trained local hunters.
Makama reported that the operation targeted more than 200 armed bandits allegedly led by Idi Abasu Aiki,...