An officer of Katsina State Police Command has lost his life after bandits reportedly dressed in Hijab attacked his duty post at Saki Jiki village, Batsari Local Government Area of the state.
This was verified to reporters on Friday by the Command’s spokesperson, Abubakar Aliyu, who also mentioned that another police officer was hurt in the incident.
He said that the police were already handling the problem at the duty station when the event happened on Thursday around 8:00 p.m.
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The statement read, ” Yesterday( Thursday) at about 8 pm, some suspected armed bandits, deceitfully dressed in hijab, attacked officers at their duty post situated in Saki Jiki village of Batsari Local Government Area.
“The officers responded bravely and successfully repelled the attack. However, one officer lost his life and another was injured as a result of the attack.
“Further development will be communicated in due course please”
Bandits recently renewed attacks in the state as Batsari Local Government Area experienced no fewer than two attacks in the week.
Similar to this, last week the bandits raided Kukar Babangida hamlet in Jibia Local Government Area, killing nine people—including the local chief.
Three students from a private university in the state were reportedly kidnapped by the bandits on Sunday as well.
