A statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Muhammed Jalige, said that the feat was recorded, following credible intelligence received.

"On the 13th March, 2023 Operatives of the Command attached to Operation WHIRL Punch (OPSWP) acted on a received credible intelligence indicating that on the same date at about 0645hrs armed bandits on a nefarious mission had blocked Galadimawa - Tumburku road of Giwa Local Government Area.

"The Police Operatives who were led by DPO Kidandan swiftly mobilized to the scene, engaged the bandits in a gun duel and countered their heinous raid which forced them to scamper in disarray into a nearby bush with possible varying gunshot wounds," it explained.