Soldiers have reportedly gunned down a suspected bandits' informant in Kofoto village, Kagarko Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State. According to a security source, the suspect had been on the run after being declared wanted following an attack on two settlements in Impi and Mai-Iddo communities, where two herders were killed and their cows rustled.
The soldiers, upon receiving intelligence information, mobilized to Kofoto village last Thursday. The suspect was shot dead while trying to escape after sighting the troops. "Upon sighting the soldiers in their Hilux, the suspect tried to escape and was shot in the process," the source said.
The troops also recovered 124 rustled cows in the Azaara forest, which borders Kachia and Kagarko LGA. According to the source, the troops engaged the bandits while they were escaping with the rustled cows, and the bandits later abandoned the cows and fled after a fierce gun battle.
A community leader in the area confirmed the killing of the suspected informant, stating that the suspect was responsible for providing information to bandits on the recent attack on a Fulani settlement in the area. The police in the area confirmed the incident, but the command's spokesman, ASP Hassan Mansur, could not be reached for comment.
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