Tuesday, April 7, 2026 - An officer of the Katsina State Police Command and two others have been killed following a bandit attack in Matazu Local Government Area of the state, the command has confirmed.
Abubakar Sadiq, the state police spokesman, confirmed the
attack, saying that police in the area also foiled a further assault.
According to him, on April 5, 2026, suspected armed bandits
in large numbers, armed with dangerous weapons, blocked the Karadua–Musawa Road
in Matazu Local Government Area, where they opened fire on an oncoming
Volkswagen Golf vehicle, fatally shooting two persons.
Upon receiving the report, he explained, a joint team of
operatives comprising the police, military, Katsina State Community Watch
Corps, and local vigilantes swiftly mobilised to the scene, dislodged the
assailants, and evacuated the victims to a nearby hospital.
He further explained that the bandits subsequently regrouped
and attempted to attack the Musawa Police Division, stressing that the officers
on duty repelled the attack, successfully foiling their attempt and restoring
normalcy to the area.
Regrettably, one police officer lost his life in the line of
duty during the encounter.
The command spokesman stated that the Commissioner of
Police, Ali Fage, has deployed additional operational assets to the area to
strengthen security and prevent further attacks, and that an investigation has
commenced to apprehend the perpetrators.
Sadiq assured that further developments would be
communicated in due course.
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