At least seven police officers were slain in an ambush at Zonai village in Magami district, Gusau Local Government Area, Zamfara State, by suspected bandits.
Residents reported the officers were returning from duty at a checkpoint near Zonai village on the Gusau-Magami-Dansadau route on Monday when an armed gang opened fire on the van transporting them.
“It is a very sad development, especially for us in Magami town, because the policemen had tremendously helped in stabilizing the horrific security situation in this axis.”
In fact, their presence at that checkpoint had boosted the confidence of the travellers to ply that road. Dozens of travellers have been killed or kidnapped along the 50-kilometer Gusau-Magami road. It is really sad and tragic, “a resident simply identified as Halliru said.
At the time of reporting this story, Muhammad Shehu, the state police command’s spokesperson, could not be reached for comment.
However, the Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital’s Public Relations Officer, Awwal Usman Ruwandoruwa, narrated that the corpses of the dead policemen were taken to the hospital at 8 a.m. on Tuesday.
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