Bandit Ambush Police Team In Katsina, K!ll Inspector And Injure Another Officer

At least one police officer was killed and another injured after suspected armed bandits ambushed an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) patrol team in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State.

Sources told security analyst, Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred on Thursday, June 19 at about 12:30 p.m. near Government Science Secondary School along the Kankara–Kafi Road, during a farm clearance operation by the police. 

According to a police sources, he bandits suddenly opened fire on the patrol team, leading to a gun duel. 

“As a result of the exchange, Inspector Yahaya Bello, was fatally wounded and later confirmed d3ad at the General Hospital Kankara by a medical doctor.

Another officer, ASP Sani Suleiman, attached to 27 PMF Katsina, sustained gunshot injuries and is currently receiving treatment at the same hospital, where he is reported to be responding positively," a source said.