The Jigawa Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has said that suspected bandits have killed one of its officers and injured two others in Birniwa Local Government Area of the state.
This was disclosed on Wednesday by the NIS Comptroller in the state, ACG Ismail Abba.
He said the incident occurred on Tuesday at about 11:20 p.m., when the bandits attacked one of its patrol bases on Birniwa-Galadi axis.
Mr Abba said, “The bandits arrived at the base on two motorcycles, one carrying three persons and the other one carrying two persons.
“Immediately on arrival, they opened fire on the Immigration staff on patrol, which resulted in the death of one of the staff named Abdullahi Mohammed (CIA) and another two of the team members sustained serious bullet wound; they are Abba Musa Kiyawa (DSI) and Zubairu Garba (AII).
“As a result of heavy exchange of fire, the bandits fled into the bush and abandoned their motorcycles and handset (Techno T5 mobile phone).
“The 2 motorcycles are Bajaj with chassis no: MD2A18AXS7MWK81092 and Royal with chassis no: RY157FMINILI2607, all now in our custody.”
He said the wounded staff were taken to hospital for medication and observation, while the deceased officer had been buried.
Mr Abba added that the suspects were believed to have come from neighbouring Niger Republic.
“Also, from the time we recovered the bandits’ abandoned phone, we received about 10 calls most of which are Niger numbers,” he said.
