Two Police officers killed, one abducted as gunmen attack Jigawa community

Two police officers have been confirmed dead after gunmen attacked Kwalam village in Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State.

Another police officer was also abducted by the gunmen during the attack.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Lawal Shisu, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday, explained that the incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday, adding that the assailants set one of the improvised police vehicles ablaze.

“Upon receipt of the report, we mobilised a team of policemen and headed to the scene and upon arrival, we engaged them in a gun duel and they fled away.

“ASP Anas Usaini and Insp. Sunusi Alasan were dead close to an improvised patrol vehicle which was set ablaze”, the force spokesman said.

According to the police, preliminary  investigation showed that the hoodlums invaded the residence of a 60-year-old man identified as Alhaji Ma’aru Abubakar in Kwalam town, and abducted him.

The command’s spokesman, however, assured residents that the police were intensifying efforts to arrest the attackers and bring them to justice.