The Nigerian Army has killed a notorious bandit leader, identified as Karki.
It was gathered that the terrorist was killed during an attempt to attack a military formation in Niger state.
The development was confirmed by a former spokesperson of the Nigerian Army, SK Usman in a post on his Facebook account on Tuesday night.
He wrote, “Local Sources have confirmed the killing of notorious Bandit Leader Alhaji Karki in Niger State during an attempt to attack a military unit. The killing of this high bandit kingpin brings hope in the fight against banditry.
In another development, the Zamfara State House of Assembly has suspended two lawmakers; Yusuf Muhammad Anka representing Anka Constituency, and Ibrahim T. Tukur Bakura, representing Bakura constituency, over their alleged ties to bandits.
According to the Director-General Press Affairs and Public Relations of the Assembly, Mustapha Jafaru Kaura, the lawmakers will stay off the assembly pending the conclusion of investigations into allegations levelled against them.
This article was originally published on Naija News