Gunmen kill DPO, 8 officers in Kebbi

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By Abba Gwale

Kebbi State Police Command has confirmed that gunmen have killed a DPO and eight police officers in the State.

In his interview with Hausa service of BBC, the Police Public Relations Officer of Kebbi State Police Command, ASP Nafi’u has confirmed that the incident happened on Sunday night.

“At around 2:30 am, the DPO of Kasaba division received a call that gunmen stormed Makaku village and neighboring communities and immediately summoned eight of his officers to the scene but unfortunately they all lost their lives after they engaged in gun duel with the bandits,” the PPRO said.

Report says the Senator representing the constituency, Bala ibn Na-Allah had sought the help of the Nigerian Air Force and they dispersed them upon their arrival but yet no report of casualities from the bandits.

It will be recalled that gunmen had on Tuesday last week, attacked Kunduru, Bajida, and Rafin Gora villages and carted away with an unspecified number of cows.

According to the report, some residents of those villages are fleeing out from their houses.

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