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Two police inspectors have been killed by gunmen suspected to be terrorists who dressed in Hijab at a checkpoint in Gurbin Magarya Village along Jibia-Batsari Road in Katsina State.
A credible security source, who confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with THISDAY, yesterday, said the officers were killed by the suspected terrorists on Thursday evening.
He explained that the hoodlums after killing the police Joint Border Patrol inspectors, carted away their rifles, leaving behind their operational vehicle and teargas at the checkpoint.
He said: “Some gunmen suspected to be bandits on bike killed two police inspectors and ran away with their guns at a checkpoint at Gurbin Magarya Village along Jibia-Batsari Road.
“They attacked the police Joint Border Patrol checkpoint at about 4p.m. yesterday (Thursday) dressed in Abaya (Hijab). The corpses of the officers have been evacuated to Katsina General Hospital’s mutuary.”
When contacted, the State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, confirmed the incident and said efforts were ongoing to arrest the culprits.
The Assistant Superintendent of Police said: “The terrorists dressed in Hijab carelessly attacked the personnel, and in the process of the attack, two of our policemen were shot dead.”
He added that normalcy has been restored in the area and the “command is on top of the situation to ensure the arrest of the culprits and prosecution.”
