From Agaju Madugba, Katsina
Suspected terrorists on Wednesday reportedly ambushed and killed a Mobile Police (MOPOL) officer in the Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State.
A competent security source said that the deceased was among security personnel deployed to the Zakka community in the area who were being attacked by bandits.
According to the source, “Some residents of the area were able to alert security operatives for help when the bandits attacked them.
“Several security operatives, consisting of police, military and vigilance groups, were dispatched to the area when the incident occurred.
A mobile police officer lost his life during the incident. Several of the bandits were located in an area in the community, and the Mopol ran into them, as he was a newcomer and not familiar with the terrain.
“Sadly, they shot him in the left eye. We later picked him up and wheeled him away from the area.
“The bandits were successfully repelled, and eight of them were killed while several others sustained injuries in the process,” the source said.
The Katsina Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Sadiq Abubakar Aliyu, did not respond to enquiries when contacted over the incident.
Safana is one of the about 18 Local Government Areas designated as ‘frontline’ due to the severity and seemingly endless banditry activities in the affected areas.