{"id":25259,"date":"2026-05-31T15:13:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T15:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=25259"},"modified":"2026-05-31T15:14:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T15:14:25","slug":"zamfara-police-arrest-suspected-bandit-leader-recover-arms-in-kaura-namoda-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=25259","title":{"rendered":"Zamfara Police Arrest Suspected Bandit Leader, Recover Arms in Kaura Namoda Operation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Operatives of the Zamfara State Police Command\u2019s Violence Crime Response Unit (VCRU) have arrested a suspected notorious bandit leader, Ali Bahago Danakulu, along with several alleged members of his gang in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area.<br>Police spokesperson, DSP Yazid Abubakar, stated that the arrest followed credible intelligence that led officers to a criminal group allegedly responsible for terrorising residents of Kasuwan Daji and neighbouring communities.<br>According to the police, the suspects had been on the Command\u2019s watchlist for some time over alleged involvement in armed robbery, banditry, and other violent crimes in the area.<br>The arrested individuals include Ali Bahago Danakulu of Kasuwan Daji, Hassan Dan Kure, also of Kasuwan Daji, and Dahiru Lawali of Gidan Ango.<br>DSP Abubakar further disclosed that preliminary investigations suggested the suspects were part of an armed criminal gang allegedly led by Danakulu, who had been linked to several violent incidents within the locality.<br>He added that one member of the gang was neutralised during the operation, while three suspects were taken into custody. Items recovered include a pump-action gun, a single-barrel gun, a fabricated G3 rifle, two Dane guns, four rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, nine cartridges, a handcuff chain, a locally made pistol, three Boxer motorcycles, and a locally fabricated magazine.<br>The Command reaffirmed its commitment to sustained operations against armed criminal groups in the state and urged residents to continue providing timely and credible information to security agencies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Operatives of the Zamfara State Police Command\u2019s Violence Crime Response Unit (VCRU) have arrested a suspected notorious bandit leader, Ali Bahago Danakulu, along with several alleged members of his 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