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The gang was said have kidnapped one Sanni Dan Nasarawa and tied him for seven days in a nearby forest waiting for his relations to pay ransom.
On receiving this report, the officer –in charge, Uba Adam, quickly mobilised his men and followed the victim to the forest.
The team combed the forest from 6pm on Thursday until about 4am on Friday before they came across the gang who engaged them in a gun battle that lasted for almost an hour.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said at the end of the encounter, one of the suspects was gunned down while others numbering about seven escaped with gunshot injuries.
Oyeyemi added that items recovered from them was one AK-47 rifle loaded with 15 rounds of ammunition.