Armed bandits have allegedly killed an officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, Assistant Superintendent of Immigration I Ibrahim Usman Babagiwa, and burnt his body following an assault on a surveillance crew in Woko village, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State.
The incident occurred on October 6, 2026, alongside the Tungan Taya-Woko axis, the place Babagiwa and one other officer, an Inspector of Immigration, had been conducting a surveillance operation once they got here underneath assault.
The surviving officer sustained machete accidents however managed to flee.
He is presently steady and responding to remedy, in line with the Niger State Command of the NIS.
The command disclosed this in a press assertion dated October 12, 2026, signed by its Public Relations Officer, DSI M. Abubakar, on behalf of the Comptroller of Immigration, Niger State Command.
The assertion stated Babagiwa’s stays had been found in a burnt state two days after the assault.
He has since been buried in accordance with Islamic rites.
