Troops arrest notorious bandit, Kachalla’s deputy, wife

Metro Troops arrest notorious bandit, Kachalla’s deputy, wife Published on April 16, 2026 By Francis Ugwu googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1500386953281-8'); }); Nigerian troops have arrested the second-in-command to a notorious bandit kingpin, Kachalla Auta, alongside his wife in Gombe State. The arrest followed an intelligence-led tracking operation across multiple locations in the state. This was disclosed in a post on X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and security expert in the Lake Chad region. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1524595905268-5'); }); Makama, citing sources, said the suspects, identified as Bala, popularly known as “Pakapaka,” and his wife, Zulaha Bala, were intercepted after fleeing from Dajin Madam Forest in Plateau State. According to the report, the arrests were the result of sustained intelligence surveillance and coordinated ground tracking by security operatives targeting fleeing members of the criminal network. The suspects are currently in custody and undergoing interrogation to determine their level of involvement in the group’s activities and possible connections with other cells operating within and outside the region. In a related development, troops conducted follow-up patrols around Bayar village in the Duguri axis after intelligence indicated that the main bandit kingpin had fled into the area. However, no contact was made during the search operation. Security sources said troops have continued to dominate the general area with sustained patrols aimed at denying criminal elements freedom of movement and disrupting their operational networks across Plateau, Taraba, and adjoining states. Don't Miss Terrorists kill four soldiers, woman in fresh Borno attack You may like Troops dislodge suspected terrorists in Zamfara Troops repel terrorist attack in Sokoto village Operation WHIRL STROKE troops rescue two kidnapped victims in Benue Troops repel insurgent attack in Borno Borno: Three officers sustain injuries as troops foil ISWAP attack Troops recover body of missing herder, 32 cattle in Plateau operation

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