Nigeria, June 16 -- The Kogi State Government has confirmed the killing of Kachala Batijo, a suspected bandit leader accused of masterminding the recent attack on Government Secondary School (GSS), Iluke, in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of the state.

The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, disclosed this on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television's Sunrise Daily.

He said the suspected bandit leader was among several criminals eliminated during a coordinated security operation involving multiple security agencies.

Mr Fanwo said intelligence reports had earlier identified Mr Batijo as the leader of a group plotting attacks on schools across Kogi State, prompting authorities to take preventive m...