Bandits reportedly ambushed police officers in Kankara Local Government Area in Katsina killing one police inspector, Zagazola Makama, a counter-terrorism expert has said.
Makama said the officer was killed when the bandits ambushed the police team on their Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) patrol vehicle.
According to Makama, the bandits launched the attack on the police team on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
The incident, Makama said occurred at about 12.30 pm near the Government Science Secondary School along the Kankara–Kafi Road.
The bandits ambushed the police officers during a farm clearance operation by the police and opened fire on them.
As a result of the exchange, Inspector Yahaya Bello was fatally wounded and later confirmed dead at the General Hospital Kankara by a medical doctor,” he said.
In addition, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Sani Suleiman, sustained gunshot injuries during the gun battle with the bandits.
Suleiman, attached to the 27 PMF Katsina is said to be receiving medical treatment.
