Three policemen were on Tuesday killed in an ambush by unknown gunmen who opened fire on a police patrol vehicle in southern part of Kaduna.
A statement by the Kaduna State police command Wednesday said the policemen were on patrol at Aboro Village along Fadan Karshi -Nimbia Forest Road in Sanga Local when they came under fire.
The statement, signed by Abubakar Suleiman, the Deputy Police Public Relations Officer on behalf of the Commissioner of Police added that reinforcement had been dispatched to comb the area with the view to arresting the culprits.
According to the statement, “Police Operatives attached to Safer Highway with code No. KDS 018, deployed to Gwantu Divisional area were ambushed by unknown gunmen while on patrol at Aboro Village along Fadan Karshi -Nimbia Forest Road in Sanga Local Government Kaduna State , who opened fire on them through a thick bush in opposite direction.
“The operatives engaged the hoodlums and in the process Insp Bobai Bature, Insp Daniel Dogo and Sgt. Mamman Ahmadu paid the supreme sacrifice while other team members escaped unhurt.
“Reinforcement has since been deployed to the area for general combing to ensure that the culprits are apprehended and brought to face justice.
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