Meanwhile, the team was conducting a security sweep of the road in a CSK Armoured Personnel Carrier when tragedy struck.
Three police officers, including a senior bomb disposal commander, were killed on Monday after an improvised explosive device (IED) suspected to have been planted by armed bandits exploded along the Anka–Bagega Road in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
According to a police situation report obtained by SaharaReporters, the incident occurred at about 5:05 p.m. on June 15, 2026, during an operation to locate and neutralise a suspected landmine planted by bandits terrorising communities in the area.
The report stated that the Officer-in-Charge of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Unit, Superintendent Abdulrazak Musa Hassan, had arrived at Anka Division alongside other EOD personnel and a team from the Violence Crime Response Unit (VCRU) to carry out a detonation and clearance operation.
Meanwhile, the team was conducting a security sweep of the road in a CSK Armoured Personnel Carrier when tragedy struck.
