Police operatives in Yobe State arrested a suspected bandit leader in Ngalda, Fika Local Government Area of the state.
The spokesman for the state police command, Dungus Abdulkarim, who disclosed this in a statement in Damaturu on Tuesday, said a locally made pistol and three cartridges were recovered from the suspect.
He said the operation followed a report on a robbery attack allegedly masterminded by the kingpin on Ngalda Market on Monday.
He added that seven persons were killed and 11 other were injured in the attack.
The spokesman said: “On January 20, 2025, at approximately 2100hrs, a group of six armed robbers attacked three shops at Ngalda Market.
“The incident resulted in seven fatalities and eleven injuries. The robbers made off with approximately N16,500,000.”
He said irate youths in the area mobilised and killed three of the attackers, while three others fled with injuries.
He added that victims and corpses were evacuated to the General Hospital, Fika, for medical treatment and autopsy respectively.
Abdulkarim said the state’s Commissioner of Police, Garba Ahmed, had ordered an immediate investigation into the incident and called for calm.