The Kogi State Government has confirmed the killing of a notorious bandit leader, Kachala Ibrahim Batijo, who was allegedly responsible for masterminding a recent attack on a school in Iluke Bunu, Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area.
State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, made the disclosure on Tuesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily.
Fanwo said Batijo was among several bandits killed in a coordinated security operation by Nigerian security forces.
The slain leader was linked to the attack on the school in Iluke Bunu, which resulted in the deaths of three people, including a vice principal and a six-year-old child.
According to the commissioner, Batijo had been coordinating plans to abduct students from multiple schools across Kogi State.
Fanwo described the operation that led to the bandit leader’s death as a significant breakthrough in ongoing efforts to tackle insecurity in the state.
He said, “It’s a process
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