A notorious bandit kingpin, Kachalla Alti, has killed a fellow gang leader in Matsuki village, Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, in what residents described as a deadly supremacy battle.
The incident was disclosed by counter-insurgency expert and security analyst Zagazola Makama in a post on his X handle on Wednesday.
Makama disclosed that the incident, which occurred at about 4:45 p.m. on Monday, has left the community tense and largely deserted.
According to an eyewitness, the slain bandit, identified as Dankarami Usaini, 40, a Hausa native of Matsuki, had long operated from the Dangajeru forest, allegedly extorting residents and attacking those who resisted.
The security expert explained in the report that Dankarami was in the village to collect levies on behalf of Kachalla Alti, the younger brother of notorious armed gang leader Adamu Alero.
However, discontent had been brewing among residents over the “excessive harassment” by Dankarami.
The residents reportedly reached out to Kachalla Alti to intervene, leading to Kachalla storming the village with his men and shooting Dankarami dead on the spot.
Following the killing, many residents fled to nearby villages, fearing retaliatory attacks from Dankarami’s loyalists.
Local sources said tension remains high, with sporadic gunfire heard in nearby forest routes.
