After over 100 troops invaded the forest in Kagarko LGA, bandits were claimed to have escaped from their hideouts in Kagarko, Iche, Taka-Lafiya Gidan Makeri, and Janjala localities in Kaduna State.

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Many rural settlements in Kagarko Chiefdom were under siege by bandits who abducted people and farmers a few months ago, according to City & Crime. However, the situation was claimed to be under control when forces searched their hideouts and some rural areas, arresting many alleged informants. Suleiman Aliyu, a traditional title holder in Kagarko, told our reporter over the phone on Wednesday that the troops, who arrived in Kagarko town around 11 a.m. on Wednesday in Hilux vans, trucks, and motorcycles, went straight to Iche, Taka-Lafiya, Gidan Makeri, and Janjala villages around the forest to hunt down the bandits.

He explained that the army arrived after receiving data that some fleeing bandits from the far north were going to build a camp around certain communities in the vicinity. While praising the military's efforts, Aliyu said that since several informants were apprehended, inhabitants of Kagarko Chiefdom had breathed a sigh of relief. An anonymous insider from the Emir of Kagarko's palace informed our reporter, "Yes; some troops in their large numbers entered the forest today, possibly raiding the bandits' hideouts." At the time of reporting this story, the spokesman for the Kaduna State Police Command had not responded to the occurrence.