Bandits Kill Police Inspector, Injure ASP in Katsina Ambush
An armed ambush by suspected bandits on a police patrol team has left one officer dead and another injured in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, PRNigeria learnt.
The attack occurred around 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19, near the Government Science Secondary School along the Kankara–Kafi Road, during a police farm clearance operation.
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Security sources confirmed to Zagazola Makama that the police patrol team, operating in an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC), came under sudden gunfire from the assailants, resulting in a fierce exchange.
Inspector Yahaya Bello was critically hit during the confrontation and later pronounced dead by a medical doctor at the General Hospital, Kankara.
Another officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sani Suleiman of the 27 Police Mobile Force (PMF) Katsina, sustained gunshot injuries. He is currently receiving treatment at the same hospital and is said to be responding well to care.
Authorities are yet to issue an official statement on the incident, while efforts to track down the perpetrators are reportedly ongoing.
By PRNigeria
