Insecurity
Bandits Kill DPO, Four Police Officers In Niger
The command had condoled with the families of the affected personnel
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and four other officers in the Munya and Gurara Local Government Areas of Niger State.
The police officers were killed in a gun duel with bandits that attempted to attack some communities around Gurara Local Government Area on Saturday, February 11, 2023.
The spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, who confirmed the tragedy in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday said some of the bandits were neutralised.
According to him, the Police have already sent a reinforcement team to the scene and recovered the bodies of the deceased personnel.
He said the command had condoled with the families of the affected personnel, before reassuring members of the public that the Command will not relent in the fight against banditry and other criminalities in the State.
“At about 1100hrs, information was received that armed bandits were sighted around Kwakuti-Dajigbe villages area of Lambata, in an attempt to attack some communities around Gurara LGA.
“Combined teams of police from Gawu-Babangida Div and Paiko Div, military, and vigilante members were drafted to the scene, the hoodlums were engaged in a gun duel and repelled with scores of them being neutralized, while others escaped with bullet injuries, he said.