Two police officers were killed by suspected bandits during a gun duel in Natsini village, Argungu Local Government Area (LGA), Kebbi state.
Gatekeepers News reports that Nafiu Abubakar, the state command’s public relations officer (PRO) confirmed this in a statement on Saturday.
Abubakar said the hoodlums suspected to be Lakurawa bandits, at about 1am on Friday, “invaded Alhaji Lawal Black Farm and nearby Fulani settlements located at Natsini village, along Argungu/Kangiwa road and rustled unspecified number of cows.”
He added, “On receipt of the report, a team of police safer highway patrol immediately rushed to the scene, engaged the bandits in a gun duel, pursued them, forcing the bandits to escape into the forest with gunshot wounds and successfully recovered some of the rustled cows.”
“Regrettably, two police officers lost their lives during the encounter.”
The state commissioner of police, CP Bello .M. Sani condemned the incident. He prayed for the souls of the deceased Police Officers to have eternal rest, and prayed that God give their immediate families and well-wishers the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
The PRO noted that the CP paid an on-the-spot assessment visit of the scene, and visited the Emir of Argungu, Alhaji Dr. Sama’ila Muhammad Mera afterwards. He condoled and briefed the emir on the efforts of combined security agencies towards combating crimes in the area.
