Policemen gunned down by bandits laid to rest

The police officers who were killed in an ambush by bandits in Bauchi State have been laid to rest.

Daily Trust had reported how the officers were ambushed at Sabon Sara villag in Darazo Local Government Area of the state while responding to a distress call.

On Monday, Commissioner of Police, CP Sani Omolori Aliyu, led his men to their funeral in Bauchi.

Details of the funeral were sketchy as of the time of this report.

The Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed the killing of five of its officers by bandits in  Darazo Local Government Area of the State.

The Command Public Relations Officer, CSP Ahmed Wakil, had narrated how five officers paid the supreme price, two were injured, while a certain number of bandits were neutralised in the incident.

He had identified the officers who sustained injuries as Inspector Isah Musa (SID) and Inspector Yusuf Gambo (SID)

Wakil said upon receiving the report, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), SP Auwalu Ilu, led a team of reinforcements to the scene, rescued and evacuated both the injured and deceased personnel to the General Hospital in Darazo for medical treatment, and deposited remainsof the deceased at the morgue.

“Intense efforts are ongoing to track down and arrest the perpetrators within and around the area; meanwhile, the Command is fully committed to ensuring that the criminals responsible for this heinous act are brought to justice,” he had said.

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