In the vicinity of Kuchi town within Niger State’s Munya Local Government Area, the military and the Department of State Services (DSS) have effectively neutralized around 45 bandits.
This operation, carried out with discretion, is said to mark another success in the continuing efforts to combat banditry in the area.
As reported by Daily Trust, security sources have revealed that the DSS carefully monitored the bandits’ movements and prevented an imminent attack on the villages, which was aimed at carrying out large-scale assaults planned by the infamous kingpin Dogo Gide and his loyal bandits.
According to the sources, information obtained from the agency’s revitalized secret operations pointed to Gide’s call for terrorists from the Bilbis forest in Maru LGA of Zamfara State and specific areas of Kaduna State to carry out assaults on villages near Kuchi.
“In the early hours of Monday, June 2, 2025, approximately 100 bandits from Kaduna and Zamfara States, heavily armed with advanced weapons, moved towards Kuchi town in Munya LGA.
“Nevertheless, operatives mounted a surprise offensive and ambushed the bandits on the fringes of Kuchi town. The operatives engaged the fleeing dissidents in a gun battle, resulting in the elimination of the bandits and the recovery of motorcycles and ammunition, with several individuals sustaining injuries,” the security source disclosed.
At the same time, the reports suggest that five DSS operatives suffered serious injuries and are now in the hospital.
“This ambush is part of ongoing offensives against the bandits. Following the earlier decimation of over 50 bandits, it has dealt a heavy blow to Dogo Gide, who has been losing vast territories in recent months due to the superior firepower and covert disruptions of operatives sent to these troubled areas.
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“They have been subjected to intense pressure, and we hope they can endure it. “We pray that these efforts by the SSS, which seem quite new and are aimed at saving our communities from the bandits, will continue,” a source said.
This accomplishment, which took place soon after agency operatives eliminated several bandits in the same Local Government Area (LGA), will offer relief to the local communities.
Even with continual attempts to manage them, bandits have been attacking different communities across the country.
Reports indicate that the Chief of Army Staff, Olufemi Oluyede, moved to Benue State earlier this week out of concern regarding the rising number of killings.
