Police officer, two others killed in Katsina bandit attack

An serviceman of the Katsina State Police Command and 2 others person been killed pursuing a bandit onslaught successful Matazu Local Government Area of the state, the bid has confirmed.

Abubakar Sadiq, the authorities constabulary spokesman, confirmed the attack, saying that constabulary successful the country besides foiled further assault.

According to him, connected April 5, 2026, suspected equipped bandits successful ample numbers, equipped with unsafe weapons, blocked the Karadua–Musawa Road successful Matazu Local Government Area, wherever they opened occurrence connected an oncoming Volkswagen Golf vehicle, fatally shooting 2 persons.

Upon receiving the report, helium explained, a associated squad of operatives comprising the police, military, Katsina State Community Watch Corps, and section vigilantes swiftly mobilised to the scene, dislodged the assailants, and evacuated the victims to a adjacent hospital.

He further explained that the bandits subsequently regrouped and attempted to onslaught the Musawa Police Division, stressing that the officers connected work repelled the attack, successfully foiling their effort and restoring normalcy to the area.
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