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| Bandits ambush police patrol in Katsina, four officers killed |
| 2026-01-29 |
Text: Bandits ambush police patrol in Katsina, four officers killed By Zagazola Makama Four police officers were killed and two others injured when suspected armed bandits ambushed a patrol along the Guga–Bakori road in Katsina State. Sources told Zagazola Makama on Wednesday that the attack occurred on Jan. 27 at about 12:45 p.m., targeting operatives of the 27 Police Mobile Force (PMF), Guga Camp, during a routine patrol. According to the source, the driver of the patrol vehicle lost control after coming under fire, causing the vehicle to crash by the roadside. Officers who died on the spot were identified as UC ASP Abubakar Abdullahi, Insp. Umar Ahmed, and Sgt. Kailani Kabir. More at the link Related: Katsina State: 2026-01-26 Police repel bandits, rescue six kidnapped victims on Yankara-Funtua highway in Katsina Katsina State: 2026-01-26 Bandits raid Kitibawa community in Katsina despite peace deal Katsina State: 2026-01-06 Bandits abducted, killed Alaramma Malam Sani, the ratib of the main Juma’a Mosque in Mahuta town |
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