SECURITY operatives in Kogi State have intensified the crackdown on criminal hideouts, arresting two wounded bandits and their doctors during a joint operation in the Aherin-Bunu community, Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area.
The State Security Adviser, Commander Jerry Omodara (rtd), confirmed the development yesterday, noting that the operation was carried out by members of the Joint Task Force (JTF) in collaboration with local hunters and vigilante groups.
Omodara explained that intelligence reports revealed that the injured bandits were receiving medical treatment from local doctors following gunshot wounds sustained during an earlier confrontation with security forces.
Acting on the information, operatives swiftly moved to the area, arresting both the wounded suspects and the doctors attending to them.
“We received intel that two bandits were being treated in a settlement in Aherin-Bunu. Security personnel were immediately deployed, and the suspects were apprehended along with the fake doctors aiding them,” Omodara said.
He added that on the directive of the state governor, the combined security team demolished the bandits’ camps — including a makeshift clinic — and destroyed their farmland and farm produce to prevent further regrouping.
The security adviser reiterated that the government would not tolerate anyone found supporting or collaborating with criminal elements, stressing that “anyone aiding or abetting banditry will be dealt with, regardless of their status.”
The latest operation is part of ongoing efforts by Kogi State authorities to sustain the fight against insecurity and restore peace across the state.