Five kingpins of armed bandits’ groups in Zamfara State have been killed by air bombardments around Baranda forest, dependable sources confirmed..
According to eye witness accounts the bandits’ kingpins and 26 others were eliminated by attack jets of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) that have sustained aggressive raids at forests, housing bandits in the North West State.
The slain kingpins were identified as: Murtala Sabe, Hussaini Rabe, Basiru Nasiru, Sama and Isah. The three kingpins were alleged to be loyal to a notorious bandit chief known as Abu Redde.