 And police authorities say a notorious bandit in the Chikkum local government area of Kaduna state has been killed. The Kaduna state police command stated this via a statement on Saturday, saying that the feat was achieved in a joint operation with other security agencies. The command spokesman Mohamed Jalige explained that acting on credible intelligence, the operatives raided a facility in the Sabuntasha area of Chikkum local government area where the suspected bandits were said to have lodged. While the raid was on, Jalige said the suspected bandits on Sensen danger tried to escape by shooting sporadically leading to a gun duel with the security agents. The notorious bandit was said to have been wounded in the shootout and was thereafter taken to hospital but was confirmed dead on arrival by medical doctor.