Zamfara gunmen kill four policemen at checkpoint
At least four policemen at checkpoint along Gusau – Bungudu road area in Zamfara state have been reportedly killed by gunmen suspected to be bandits.
According to the Nation, a resident of Bungudu town, Mallam Umar, who confirmed the incident told newsmen that four of the policemen were killed during the incident.
It was gathered that the policemen were serving under Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara when they were attacked on Monday night in the state.
He said, “Bandits in their large number killed four police in Bungudu yesterday night; they ambushed the police along Gusau Bungudu Road close to Nabature company, they also catered away many cattle at Tagero village under Furfuri district of Bungudu area”.
It was gathered that the police were said to have mounted a checkpoint along Bungudu-Gusau Road when the armed bandits ambushed and opened fire on them.
When contacted on the phone, the spokesperson for the Zamfara State Police Command, ASP Yazid Abubakar, confirmed the attack.
