A NOTORIOUS bandit and cattle rustling kingpin in the state, known simply as Damina, has been reportedly shot dead.
Damina was said to have been killed in a clash with a group led by one Dogo Gide.
It was gathered that he suffered severe injuries following the deadly clash at a spot near Chilin and Fammaje, two farming communities that had been under his control.
Damina was reported to have burnt a woman to death in Kuyanbana forest in Dansadau Emirate of Maru Local Government Area.
The slain armed bandit, we learnt, was responsible for series of deadly raids, kidnappings, cattle rustling and imposition of levies on several communities in Dansadau Emirate of the state.
Last July, Damina had attacked Tungar Baushe and Randa villages, where several people were killed and more than 100 residents, mostly women and children, were abducted.
