NOTORIOUS bandit leader in the northwest region, Dogo Gide, has been reportedly died with injuries he sustained during a military raid.
A former presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, who revealed this in a post on his official X handle on Wednesday, March 27, confirmed that the bandits’ leader died from gunshot wounds sustained during a confrontation with Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) troops of the Nigerian Army.
He wrote: “Woke up to the good news that Dogo Gide has finally kicked the bucket. The notorious bandits leader died from gunshot wounds sustained during a confrontation with Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) forces.”
Gide, one of Nigeria’s most wanted bandits, is responsible for the kidnapping and deaths of thousands of innocent villagers and the displacement of more in the northern part of Nigeria, especially Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi and Katsina states.
On October 30, last year, Gide escaped death and capture during a fierce battle with troops who had stormed his strongholds in Zamfara State in a surprise operation after breaching his Yau Sarkin Pawa residence.
During a search, items, such as as a tailoring factory for sewing various military and other security agencies’ uniforms, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), a mini pharmacy suspected to be used for the treatment of wounded terrorists and five operational motorcycles and sewing machines, among others, were recovered.
