Gunmen attack police checkpoint in Kebbi, kill two officers

Gunmen connected Thursday attacked a constabulary borderline checkpoint on the Bakin Ruwa–Maje roadworthy successful Bagudu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, sidesplitting 2 officers.

Eyewitnesses said the assailants arrived successful ample numbers and opened occurrence indiscriminately astatine officers stationed astatine the checkpoint earlier mounting the structure utilized by the officers connected fire.

Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force successful Kebbi, SP Bashir Usman, said 2 officers connected work were killed during the attack.

“They killed 2 of our officers and burnt down the checkpoint, but the constabulary are connected apical of the situation. I volition contented further details,” helium said.

The onslaught is the latest successful a bid of assaults on the Bakin Ruwa–Maje borderline corridor.

Gunmen had earlier killed unit of the Nigeria Customs Service and the Nigeria Immigration Service successful abstracted incidents successful the area.

Gunmen onslaught constabulary checkpoint successful Kebbi, termination 2 officers