Notorious bandit  Auwalun Daudawa who led his men to kidnap over 300 students of Government Science Secondary School has been murdered.

The Commissioner for Security and Home Affairs in Zamfara State, Abubakar Dauran confirmed his death according to a report by Channels Television.

Daudawa had initially surrendered his arms in a peace accord brokered by the Governor Bello Matawalle in February 2021 but a few days ago he went back to banditry.

Daudawa had surrendered 20 AK-47 rifles, 20 Magazines, one General Purpose Machine Gun, one Rocket-Propelled Grenade and several ammunitions to the Zamfara State government and said he would never go back to banditry before he changed his mind.

The notorious bandit was shot dead by a rival gang.