Bandits Kill Police Inspector, Five Soldiers In Zamfara Ambush
At least six security personnel, including a police inspector, were shot dead on Monday after gunmen ambushed them in Zamfara State . The victims include Inspector Aliyu Ibrahim of the 1 Police Mobile Force (PMF), Kaduna, and five soldiers attached to Operation Fansan Yamma (OPFYM). According to a press statement from 1 PMF Kaduna, the officers were travelling to Gusau from Bingi Kwatarkwashi in Kwatarkwashi Local Government Area when they were attacked. The statement said the personnel, who were on pass, ran into an ambush at Gidan Goni village. “On reaching Gidan Goni village via Kwatarkwashi, officers were ambushed and attacked by armed bandits ,” the statement read. “ Inspector Ibrahim and five soldiers were shot dead, while some yet-to-be-identified personnel sustained injuries. ” The statement added that the injured officers and the bodies of the deceased were taken to Yeriman Bakura Specialist Hospital, Gusau, where the wounded received medical treatment. The corpse...