Zamfara: Terrorists kill soldiers, customs officer, kidnap 20 farmers

Bandits, on Wednesday, killed three soldiers and injured one other during an ambush on a vehicle conveying military personnel near Dolen-Kaura Village, in the Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

A source in the community said the military personnel got intelligence information that the bandits were planning to attack Kada-Mutsa village in Zurmi LGA of the state and were on their way to foil the attack when the bandits, who also got information that the soldiers were coming, laid a siege and attacked them.

“The bandits laid an ambush and attacked the vehicle conveying the military personnel, killing three of them and injuring one,” the source said.

The source identified the military team leader who was killed as Major Emos, describing him as a gallant officer.

Both the military and the state police command have yet to issue any statement on the incident as of the time of filing this report.

In another development, a customs officer with the Strike Force of the Nigeria Customs Service, identified as Assistant Inspector Abboie, was killed on Tuesday by suspected terrorists who swooped on the service checkpoint along Katsina/Jibia highway, Katsina State.

Sources in the area said the terrorists, numbering about 40, who shot Abboie at close range around 2am, also snatched a service rifle belonging to another customs officer who was at the checkpoint.

A security officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said, “Abboie was shot at close range between his head and nose.”

Attempts to get a reaction from the NCS Katsina Command Controller, Chedi-Dalhatu Wada, were futile, as he was said to be at an emergency meeting. Punch