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Kaduna: Nasiru Kachalla, notorious bandit killed in clash

Ismaila Sanni
Ismaila Sanni
Kaduna: Nasiru Kachalla, notorious bandit killed in clash
Nasiru Kachalla

A notorious bandit, Nasiru Kachalla, has been killed, security agencies have revealed.

The announcement was made on Monday in Kaduna by the state’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Homeland Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan.

In a statement he issued, the commissioner said Kachalla was killed during a clash between his gang and a rival group, according to reports.

Some of Kachalla’s lieutenants were also said to have been killed in the clash.

Aruwan’s statement reads in part: “Human intelligence networks confirmed that criminals from the rival sides were also killed, including some of Kachalla’s lieutenants.

“The clash occurred in a forest around the boundaries of Kajuru-Chikun local government areas of Kaduna Central senatorial district. A dispute over a large herd of rustled cattle is said to have triggered the fatal confrontation.

“Kachalla and his gang were involved in several crimes, including kidnappings, killings and banditry on the Kaduna-Abuja road and also in the Chikun/Kajuru general areas.

“He was the mastermind of the 9th January 2020 kidnapping of seminarians of Good Shepherd Major Seminary, Kaduna, and the 24th January 2020 kidnapping of Mrs Bola Ataga and her two children. The criminals later killed one of the seminarians, Michael Nnadi, and Mrs Ataga before releasing her children.

“Kachalla’s criminal gang was also responsible for the kidnap of six students and two teachers of Engravers College, in Kakau village of Chikun local government on 3rd October 2019.”

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