Ex-Police Officer Who Turned Bandits Kingpin, Two Others Killed By Operatives In Zamfara

Joint security forces, including the Security Intelligence and Militia Joint Task Force, have reportedly eliminated three notorious bandit kingpins in Zamfara State.

The kingkings killed by the security forces identified as Kachillaha Mati, Jammo Bak,  and one other ex-police personnel, Kachallah Yada, as well as several other terrorist fighters were killed in Tidibale in Gangara villages of Isa and Sabon Birnin local government areas of the State on Friday.

According to a security analyst and counter insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, Jammo was very dangerous and ruthless to the extent that he forced the community to give him a  chieftaincy title.

Update: Security Intelligence, in joint efforts with Militia Joint Task Force, have neutralized 3 bandits kingpins in the North West on April 26, 2024.

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On the other hand, Kachallah Yadda, who was a police officer, was in charge of training the bandit on weapons handling as well as illicit arms trafficking.

The killing of the three terrorist kingpins was believed to be a huge blow to the bandits in Zamfara state and a relief to the people of the North West.

It also showed that the initiative of the Zamfara state government in collaboration with the security forces since it vowed to never negotiate with bandits, but to crush them by any means is yielding positive results.

The  recruitment of  the Civilian Joint Task Force, popularly known as Askarawa, to go after the bandits in their enclaves and their hideouts was a major game changer.

Like in the case of the North East, the worst Nightmare of the Bandits are the "Askarawa" or Yansakai as they are popularly called.

This was as they had the knowledge of the terrain and knew the bandits who had in the past operated openly with impunity.

This was why the pressure mounted on the bandits in both military, air, and ground offensives is forcing them to beg for "negotiations" through several videos on social media, Makama said.

However, the Nigerian Army has not released an official statement on the killing of the top terrorists.