Suspected bandits have killed the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Gidan Madi police station in Tangaza local government area of Sokoto state.
They also killed an inspector of police and abducted two wives of a prominent businessman in the area in the early hours of Thursday, September 16.
According to DailyTrust, the marauders who struck around 1am ambushed and killed the policemen while trying to rescue the abductees.
However, another account said that the bandits first stormed the station, killed the two policemen before abducting the housewives at their residence.
It was said that the bandits went away with the guns of the slain officers to attack the businessman and his family.
The spokesman of the Sokoto State Police Command, ASP Muhammad Sadiq, who confirmed the attack to DailyTrust, said:
At the moment, it is confirmed that there was an unwarranted attack on the Gidan Madi Divisional Headquarters last night. I enjoin us all to await further information on the attack at the conclusion of investigation that had already been directed by the Commissioner who is at the moment conducting an on the spot assessment of the Division, please.
