Bandits Kill Five Police Officers on Sokoto-Zamfara Highway

On November 3, suspected bandits attacked a police convoy on the Sokoto-Zamfara Highway, resulting in the deaths of five police officers. The officers were traveling in three vehicles for a special duty assignment when the assailants opened fire on the third vehicle in the convoy without warning.

A surviving officer confirmed the incident, stating that five colleagues were killed during the attack. The spokesperson for the Office of the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 10, Sokoto, DSP Abdullahi Faruk, confirmed the incident, noting that the remains of the deceased officers were taken to the morgue at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital in Sokoto.

Videos circulating on social media depicted the lifeless bodies of some officers in a vehicle believed to be part of the convoy, with signs of violence evident, including bloodstains and personal belongings scattered around. The circumstances of the officers' deaths, including whether they were restrained before being killed, remain unverified.