DSS, Military Neutralize Scores Of Bandits In Niger State
A joint operation of the operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian military in Niger State has successfully dislodged scores of heavily armed bandits believed to be loyal to terrorist kingpins Dogo Gide and Leyi.
Security sources disclosed that the operation which commenced on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, when the terrorists stormed Chibani village in Munya Local Government Area (LGA) of the state and reportedly killed one Ayuba Isah and left one policeman and one Alhaji Shuaibu, with gunshot wounds.
The following day being Wednesday, the bandits believed to be numbering over 200, brandishing sophisticated weapons, stormed a security base in Kuchi, a town in Munya LGA.
The security source said the development resulted to a fierce gun battle that led to the neutralizing of scores of the bandits, with many others fleeing with various degree of injuries.
It was gathered that re-enforcement from Galadima Kogo to Kuchi was a major factor that helped weaken the bandits.
Another security source also said that large herds of cattle, believed to have been rustled were seen crossing the Kusasu river in Galadima Kogo District, Shiroro LGA, advancing towards a place believed to be their hideout in Borisudna/Kwaki axis in the same Shiroro.
The source said DSS operatives and soldiers of the Nigerian Army in the area had contacted the Nigeria Air Force for aerial support, and expressed optimism that the Airforce would be able to smoke out the remainder of the fleeing bandits.
