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More facts are becoming public as Nigerian military troops succeeded in invading the hideout of one of the notorious bandit leaders Sale Ado Madale popularly known as Kachalla Auta in Zamfara State.
Military spokesman man Major General Markus Kaganye said the killing of Kachalla Auta was successful after combined efforts of Nigerian soldiers launched a systemic attack on the bandit’s hideout at Kunchin Kalgo in Tsafe local government area of Zamfara state.
The military attack involved the killing of (10) bandits in Danjibga and another sets (6) others at Kunchin Kalgo.
It was gathered that Kachalla Auta has been part of those bandit criminals on wanted list as he was alleged to have perpetrated various criminalities in the name of banditry.
WHO IS KACHALLA AUTA??
Mannir Sani Fura Girke an independent journalist told BBC Hausa service that, said Kachalla Auta is one of the criminal bandit leaders that are being search for by the Nigerian Army because of his criminality against the state.
The bandit leader is known for terrorizing people including commuters along Zamfara and part of Zamfara state according to Fura Girke.
The bandit leader has been terrorizing communities like Kaita, Kunchin Kalgo, Danjibga, and western part of the country.
He also has alliance with other terrorist leaders in attacking villages around Faskari, Bakori, Dandume, and Kankara in Katsina state.
Fura Girke further said Kachalla Auta was a son to Ado Alieru the popular bandit leader that is known for terrorizing Zamfara and Katsina state.
It could be recalled in March 2025 Nigerian military troops in collaboration with other sister security agencies launched an attack which resulted in the killings of another bandit leader Dan Isuhu who is the younger brother to Ado Alieru.
According to Fura Girke after the killing of Dan Isuhu Kachalla Auta replaces Dan Isuhu as another terror leader along Zamfara-Katsina axis of the North West.
NIGERIAN SOLDIERS CHANGES STRATEGIES IN FIGHTING ARMED BANDIT TERRORISTS
Mannir Fura Girke said the Nigerian soldiers have changed strategies in fighting armed bandits as they now launched offensive as against defensive attacks.
He stated that the Nigerian soldiers now launched direct attack on the bandits camps as suggested by security experts for longer time.
He suggested that if this strategy is sustained, the fight against banditry will be succeeded closely.