Five officers feared dead as bandits attack police convoy

Police officers. Photo: File

Suspected bandits have killed five police officers travelling from Sokoto State to Zamfara State for a special duty assignment after attacking their convoy.

PUNCH Metro learnt on Monday that the attack occurred on Sunday when the officers, who were travelling in three vehicles, were ambushed by the armed assailants.

A police officer who was among the personnel travelling with the team but escaped the attack confirmed the incident, saying the gunmen suddenly opened fire on the vehicle bringing up the rear of the convoy.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, the officer said five of his colleagues were killed during the attack.

“We were travelling in three vehicles when they suddenly opened fire on the third vehicle behind us.

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“Five of our members were killed in the process,” he said.

The officer explained that most of the personnel were deployed for a special duty assignment in Zamfara State when the incident occurred.

Videos of the incident circulating online showed the lifeless bodies of some of the officers inside a vehicle, with their hands and legs reportedly tied with ropes.

The videos further showed the officers’ belongings scattered at the scene, while the vehicle conveying them had visible bloodstains.

Efforts to speak with the spokesperson for police zone 10, ASP Abdallah Faruku, were unsuccessful, as his telephone number could not be reached at the time of filing this report.

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