A police source has exclusively clarified to TheRadarNewsNG that notorious bandit Dogo Saleh died in March 2025, dismissing reports suggesting that he was recently arrested. According to the source, Dogo Saleh was last arrested in March 2025 and was subsequently neutralised during an operation to recover his arms cache in a forest hideout.
The source explained that Saleh was guiding police operatives to a location to recover weapons when his gang ambushed the team. The ambush was reportedly repelled but Saleh attempted to flee. In the ensuing gunfire exchange, he and several gang members were neutralised.
The account, according to the source, was confirmed by the officer who led the operation. The source maintained that Saleh had been dead since March 2025 and that the video currently circulating was taken before his neutralisation following the foiled ambush.
On allegations that military personnel supplied arms and ammunition to Saleh, the source clarified that investigations identified the individual involved as a dismissed soldier, not a serving military personnel. The individual was reportedly lured under the pretext of delivering ammunition to the bandits but was neutralised while trying to escape after sighting police operatives on arrival who set a trap for him.
