The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed a deadly attack by Lakurawa militants on Girkau community in Kebbe Local Government Area of the state, which left a police officer and two civilians dead, with several others injured and an unspecified number of cattle rustled.
The attack, which occurred on Monday, also saw the assailants set ablaze two security vehicles belonging to the Nigeria Police Force and the Sokoto State Community Guard Corps.
Confirming the incident to The PUNCH on Tuesday, the command’s spokesman, Ahmed Rufai, said the command received a distress call and swiftly deployed operatives to the community, where they engaged the attackers in a gun battle and successfully repelled them.
Rufai confirmed that one police officer was killed in the line of duty while two security vehicles were destroyed during the attack.
“It is unfortunate that we lost one of our men during the attack. We received a distress call from the community and immediately mobilised our personnel to the scene. We were able to repel the Lakurawa bandits, but during the exchange of gunfire, one of our officers paid the supreme price.
