Five Police Officers Killed in Bandits’ Ambush in Zamfara

Suspected bandits have killed five police officers after ambushing a convoy conveying security personnel along the Sokoto–Gusau highway in Zamfara State.

The officers were reportedly travelling from Sokoto State to Zamfara for a special security assignment when armed men attacked their convoy.

A police officer who survived the attack said the personnel were travelling in three vehicles when the assailants opened fire on the vehicle bringing up the rear of the convoy.

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The officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said five of his colleagues were killed in the attack.

Confirming the incident, the spokesperson for the Office of the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 10, DSP Abdullahi Faruk, said the remains of the deceased officers had been deposited at the morgue of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto.

He promised to provide further details about the incident.

The officers were reportedly deployed to provide security for the APC primary election for the Zamfara North Senatorial District scheduled to take place in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area.

The attack comes amid persistent security challenges in Zamfara and other parts of the North-West, where armed groups have continued to target security personnel, travellers and rural communities.