Bandit Kingpin, 60 others dead as DSS, vigilante foil bloody Katsina attack

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Key context: <img width="1080" height="720" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Katsina-s.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Katsina-s.jpg 1080w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Katsina-s-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Katsina-s-1024x683.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px" /><p>More than 60 suspected bandits, including a notorious kingpin identified as Idi Abasu Aiki, were reportedly killed during an intelligence-led security operation in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State, following what authorities described as a planned reprisal attack on communities in the area. The development was reported by security analyst Zagazola Makama. According to [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/02/bandit-kingpin-60-others-dead-as-dss-vigilante-foil-bloody-katsina-attack/">Bandit Kingpin, 60 others dead as DSS, vigilante foil bloody Katsina attack</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.