Nigeria Police Force has intensified raids and assaults on bandits in the Rigasa Forrest in Kaduna State.

The four policemen who include; Inspectors Bernard Odibo, Mamman Abubakar, Haruna Ibrahim and Sergent Emmanuel Istifanus were on Saturday, killed by bandits in the Rigasa forest in Kaduna state.

According to Force Police Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, the officers were ambushed and killed while returning after a successful operation where a kidnap suspect, Ahmed Adam was arrested.

Moshood, an Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police said massives raids and assaults on the other bandits still at large in the Rigasa Forest were ongoing to bring them to justice.

According to him, the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris who condoled with the families of the deceased officers, directed the prompt process and payment of their entitlements.

He said the Inspector-General of Police described them as Heroes who laid down their lives and paid the supreme price in ensuring protection of lives and property in the country.

Moshood said the Intelligence Response Team repelled the attack and killed six of the bandits and recovered catches of firearms and ammunition from the bandits’ hideouts in Rigasa forest.

“The Nigeria Police force despite this unfortunate attack and killing of these policemen will not relent in ensuring that crimes and criminalities are brought to the barest in the country,”he said.