Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto
Suspected bandits yesterday ambushed cops on the Sokoto–Gusau highway, killing 5 cops and abducting others.
The assault occurred yesterday when the officers had been travelling on a Zamfara State mass transit bus, popularly referred to as Bazamfara, en path to Gusau, the state capital.
A supply on the scene disclosed that a number of the cops aboard the bus misplaced their lives throughout the ambush.
However, the precise variety of casualties couldn’t be ascertained as of the time of submitting this report.
Sources inside the police power indicated that the officers had been on their manner to supply safety for the continued All Progressives Congress (APC) major election for the Zamfara North senatorial district in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of the state.
The sources additional disclosed that along with these reportedly killed throughout the ambush, a number of the officers had been kidnapped by the bandits.
The circumstances surrounding the assault and the identities of the victims stay unclear.
When contacted, the Zamfara State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer stated the Command was not authorised to remark on the matter, because it falls beneath the jurisdiction of the Zonal Command.
The Zone 10 PPRO, Abdullahi Ambursa, who confirmed the incident, nevertheless, stated he was at present within the hospital and wouldn’t have the ability to remark additional, however promised to concern an official assertion later.
The assault has heightened rigidity in Zamfara, coming at a time when political actions and safety operations are ongoing throughout the state.
Security companies are but to concern an official casualty determine, whereas residents have known as for elevated patrols on the Sokoto–Gusau freeway.
