According to a press statement received from the 1 PMF Kaduna attached to Operation Fansan Yamma (OPFYM) in Gusau, the officers were on pass and travelling to Gusau from Bingi Kwatarkwashi in Kwatarkwashi Local Government Area when the attack occurred.
The statement said, “On reaching Gidan Goni Village via Kwatarkwashi, officers were ambushed and attacked by armed bandits. Inspector Ibrahim and five soldiers were shot dead while some yet-to-be-identified personnel sustained injuries.”+See more details
The victims and the deceased were rushed to Yeriman Bakura Specialist Hospital, Gusau, where the injured received treatment, and the corpses were deposited in the hospital morgue.
The statement added, “The squadron is in touch with police component OPFY Gusau to convey the corpse to Kaduna for a befitting burial.”
This incident comes days after at least seven people were reportedly killed and three others abducted in a bandits attack on a border community in Sokoto State, while a separate suspected improvised explosive device (IED) explosion left five persons seriously injured in neighbouring Zamfara State on Thursday.
In Sokoto, bandits stormed Kyara village in Sabon Birni Local Government Area in the early hours of that day, killing seven residents and kidnapping three others.
The village, located near the Niger Republic border, is said to be remote and without mobile phone network coverage the report noted.
Sources said the attackers, who were reportedly in large numbers and armed with sophisticated weapons, invaded the community at about 4am, firing sporadically and causing panic among residents.
“Seven villagers were shot dead during the raid, while two others sustained gunshot injuries. An unspecified number of livestock were also rustled by the attackers,” a source had said.+Read full details
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