Bandits gun down three Road Safety officers in Kebbi

Three unit of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, person been killed by suspected bandits successful an onslaught on the Tsamiya–Illo Road successful Bagudo Local Government Area of Kebbi State.

This was disclosed successful a station on Saturday by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and information adept successful Lake Chad region.

Makama stated that the incidental occurred portion the officers were carrying retired authoritative duties connected the road, according to information sources.

According to the report, the attackers reportedly ambushed the officers, who attempted to fly aft sighting the gunmen. However, the assailants, said to beryllium riding motorcycles, chased them and opened fire, sidesplitting each 3 officers.

The deceased were identified arsenic Deputy Chief Road Marshal Assistant, Umar Aliyu, Senior Road Marshal Assistant, Ezra Manu Gona, and Road Marshal Assistant I, Mansur Ibrahim Nasir.

Security sources said the onslaught has heightened hostility successful the area, prompting authorities to counsel unit operating wrong the axis to workout caution pending further information assessments.

The motive for the onslaught had not been established arsenic of the clip of filing this report, portion efforts were ongoing to place the perpetrators and find the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Security agencies person since intensified surveillance and different precautionary ...