Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNigerian Army Kills Notorious Bandits’ Kingpin, 35 Others in Kaduna

Buharin Yadi, one of the deadliest bandit leaders terrorising northern Nigeria in the last decade, has met his bitter end at the hands of security forces.

The troops of Sector 6 Operation Whirl Punch rained down fire on the kingpin known as Buhari Alhaji Halidu, alias Buharin Yadi, and dozens of his cohorts, abruptly terminating their ignominious spell of terror.

The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Kaduna.

He said the bandit was also known to have links with other deadly terrorist groups in the North-East and North-West.

According to the commissioner, the bandit kingpin and his gang members have been unleashing terror on citizens in Kidandan/Galadimawa general areas of Giwa Local Government Area, LGA, Sabon Birni/Kerawa general areas of Igabi LGA in Kaduna and other locations in nearby Sabuwa LGA of Katsina State as well as some parts of Niger and Zamfara States.

“He had led his gang in the pillaging of communities and the slaughter and kidnapping of thousands of citizens in Kaduna and neighbouring states,” Aruwan stated.

The Commissioner said Yadi and his fighters were gunned down around Idasu forest at the boundaries between Giwa LGA of Kaduna State and Sabuwa LGA of Katsina State.

“The breakthrough brings to an end a manhunt by security forces for this terrorist, which stretched more than five years,” he added.

He noted that the news of Yadi’s demise sparked celebrations in Kaduna and Katsina border communities which have suffered from his brutality.