Friday, March, 6 2026 - Gunmen have burnt a police border checkpoint along the Bakin Ruwa-Maje road in Bagudo Local Government Area of Kebbi State and k!lled two police officers.
The assailants, after k!lling the officers, also burnt down
the tent used by the officers at the checkpoint.
This was the third attack along the Bakin Ruwa–Maje border,
where gunmen killed officers of the Nigeria Customs Service and the Nigeria
Immigration Service before the latest attack on the police.
According to eyewitnesses, the gunmen arrived in large
numbers and opened fire, shooting indiscriminately at the checkpoint.
Confirming the incident to newsmen, the Kebbi State Police
Public Relations Officer, SP Bashir Usman, said the attack by the assailants
resulted in the death of two officers who were on duty.
He added that the gunmen also set the checkpoint tents
ablaze.
“They k!lled two of our officers and burnt down the
checkpoint, but the police are on top of the situation. I will issue further
details,” he said.
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