Terrorists Kill Three Policemen, Injure Two in Recent Katsina Assault

Three cops have been killed, whereas two others sustained accidents following an ambush by suspected terrorists alongside the Guga–Bakori Highway in Katsina State.

The assault occurred on Tuesday at about 12:44 p.m. when cops on routine anti-crime patrol have been confronted by the assailants, who reportedly opened sporadic gunfire on the patrol crew.

A Bakori resident, Usman Ibrahim, acknowledged in a phone interview on Wednesday that three of the officers died on the scene, whereas the 2 injured officers have been rushed to Bakori Common Hospital for therapy.

Ibrahim disclosed that the slain officers have been operatives of the Cell Police (MOPOL) connected to the Guga detachment. He added that their operational automobile was extensively broken through the assault, elevating contemporary considerations over the resurgence of violence alongside the Bakori–Kankara axis of the state.

Based on him, the patrol automobile was pressured off the highway and overturned just a few metres earlier than Layin ‘Yannehu, about 4 kilometres south of the Guga–Bakori Highway, after which the attackers opened sustained hearth on the officers.

Confirming the incident in an announcement on Wednesday, the Katsina State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, stated the officers confronted the terrorists and efficiently repelled the assault.

Nevertheless, he famous that three officers misplaced their lives within the gun battle, whereas two others sustained various levels of accidents.

The renewed violence comes regardless of a lately brokered peace Contract between communities and armed {groups} in Bakori, Kankara, and different native authorities areas, which had earlier resulted in a noticeable discount in assaults.