Notorious bandit Kachalla Sharme, others, killed in Kaduna

A notorious bandit commander, Kachalla Sharme, has been reported killed in a clash with a rival gang in a Kaduna forest on Sunday.

The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security, Samuel Aruwan, announced the development in a statement on Monday.

Mr Aruwan said two other bandits from the rival group were killed in a fierce gun duel, which also enabled some kidnapped citizens escape.

The commissioner said the clash occurred on Saturday around a location referred to as ‘Hambakko’, in the Rijana and Kaso forests which span Kachia and parts of Chikun and Kajuru LGAs.

“After diligent follow-up operations and exploitation of vast human intelligence networks, it can be happily reported that the notorious bandit commander Kachalla Tukur Sharme, and other bandits, have been killed in a fratricidal clash.

“According to intelligence sources, five bandits were injured in the clash and are presently lurking in the area, seeking paramedics to manage their…