By Yakubu Salisu, Kano
Following a well coordinated operation, the Department of State Services (DSS) Friday night, neutralized three notorious bandits terrorizing Niger State.
The operation which took place in Dogon Dawa, Mairiga Local Government Area of the state saw several other bandits fled into the bushes with bullet wounds, while three AK-47 rifles and three motorcycles from the fleeing bandits were recovered.
This success according to sources by the DSS was the result of weeks of intelligence gathering and the interception and analysis of communication amongst the bandits.
“The operation was one of the several daring operations carried out by the DSS in the Northwest and Northeast, leading to the neutralizing or capture of several bandits terrorizing innocents in the zones. The DSS have also led several successful operations against the outlawed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) in the South-East”, one of the sources said.
The intelligence gathered by the DSS have greatly assisted the military and other security agencies in neutralizing or capturing several terrorists in many parts of the country.
“The DSS have, since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed Mr. Tosin Ajayi Director-General, ramped up intelligence gathering, and have been generous with sharing such intelligence with the military and other security agencies.