A notorious bandit leader, identified as Kachalla Bello, has reportedly been killed during a gunfight between rival armed groups in a forest in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State.
Gatekeepers News reports that the incident occurred on Tuesday evening, November 10, when two rival bandit factions engaged in a fierce exchange of gunfire.
The report, citing counter-insurgency publication Zagazola Makama, said Bello was among those killed during the confrontation, although details surrounding his death remain unclear.
Bello was accused of terrorising farming communities through kidnapping and forced labour. He reportedly abducted residents from their farmlands and compelled them to work on his farm before eventually releasing them.
However, the reported killing has not been independently confirmed by security authorities.
Katsina State Police Command spokesperson, Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, told TheCable that he was initially unaware of the incident and would make enquiries to establish what happened.
During a subsequent conversation with the newspaper, he said he was still trying to identify the exact location of the incident so he could contact the Divisional Police Officer.
