Thursday, March 6, 2025 - Three people, including two members of the Jigawa State Anti-Banditry, Anti-Kidnapping, and Robbery group, were killed when suspected armed robbers attacked the group’s office in Ringim on Wednesday night.
Counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama revealed, saying that
according to intelligence sources, the attack occurred around 8:40 p.m at CGC
Junction along Dutse Road. About ten assailants, arriving in a black Toyota
Sienna, opened fire on the office, killing two operatives and a passerby.
“The assailants shot two members of the group, led by Alhaji Yusuf
Wakili (alias Rago), as well as a passerby. They also vandalized the Hilux
patrol vehicle attached to the group, smashing all its windscreens,” a source
disclosed.
Security personnel, led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), were
deployed to the scene, but the attackers had already fled. Five empty shells of
7.62mm ammunition were recovered.
The victims; Shu’aibu Bulo, 30, and Manu Ya’u, 30, both from Majiyawa
village in Ringim Local Government Area, and Inusa Jibrin, 35, from Gaya Local
Government Area of Kano State were taken to Ringim General Hospital, where they
were confirmed dead.
Their remains were later handed over to their families for burial
according to Islamic rites.
Authorities have yet to release an official statement on the incident,
and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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