Bandits kill 7 Police Officers on Patrol in Zamfara

Bandits kill 7 Police Officers on Patrol in Zamfara

By: Our Reporter

At least seven Mobile Police officers have been killed during an ambush stage by Bandits on a patrol team of security operatives along Magami – Gusau road in Zamfara State, northwest Nigeria.

A police officer, who pleaded not to be mentioned in the report said the incident occurred on Monday evening they were mobilized to evacuate the Corpses and deposited on Wednesday at the Zamfara State General Hospital.

Another source in the area, Yusuf Aminu, said the officers were ambushed after they left Gusau for Magami on patrol duty.

“There is no telecommunications service in the area so the officers went there to patrol the area but unfortunately, they ran into an ambush by the bandits. They could not send an SOS to their unit for reinforcement due to lack of network. The bandits opened fire on the official vehicle conveying the mobile policemen,” he said.

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He added that six of the officers were riddled with bullets while their driver was burnt to death in the vehicle.

According to him, the bandits left the bodies there and went back into the bush.

“It was one of the villagers who saw the burning vehicle and raised an alarm. People from Magami helped convey the corpses on vehicles to the town hospital but they were already dead then” Mr Yusuf added.

” A team of Police Officers came from Gusau and carried the corpses where they deposited the bodies at the Ahmed Sani Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital in Gusau.” Another source said.

The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO Mohammed Shehu could not be reached for comments.

Bandits have persisted in their activities in the North-west despite a military onslaught supported by stringent measures by the state governments.

“The ban on telecommunications networks in the region is not helping matters as Bandits’ operations continue to scare people particularly in the villages.” Another source informed NEWSng.” They have instituted taxes on the people and it is either you pay them tax or you die.” He added

Bandits kill 7 Police Officers on Patrol in Zamfara