Police tactical teams recovered the bodies of five officers who were killed in an ambush while travelling to Zamfara State for rerun primary‑election duties, and rescued seven other officers unharmed on 1 November, the Nigeria Police Force said.
Force Public Relations Officer CSP Ani Iniedu explained that the Police VCRU and Anti‑Kidnapping Unit carried out the search‑and‑rescue operation on 1 November. Two additional officers who sustained gunshot wounds were taken to hospital for treatment. Joint reinforcements are now combing the area to retrieve the officers’ stolen firearms and to apprehend the attackers, while the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Gusau is leading the investigation.
In a separate incident the police rescued three nursing mothers and recovered a Toyota Hummer after an armed attack near Ebiya Town in Ajaokuta Local Government, Kogi State, at about 11:17 p.m. on the same day. One victim was found dead and 13 passengers were abducted and taken into the bush.
Police operatives in Ogun State also reported a gun duel at Ijaba Area, Iyesi, Ota, at about 1:45 a.m. on 1 November, during which an armed robber was killed and his accomplices escaped with bullet wounds. Items recovered included a locally fabricated pistol, two live cartridges, seven expended cartridges and two vehicles – a Nissan Almera and a Toyota Camry.
Other police actions in the past 48 hours included the arrest of two truck drivers after a multi‑vehicle crash on the Ife‑Ibadan Expressway in Oyo State, the joint arrest of four suspects in Gombe State for the stabbing death of Corporal Benjamin Jige, and raids that led to the seizure of weapons, drug‑related items and stolen property in Anambra, Akwa Ibom, Delta, Gombe and Enugu states. All cases remain under investigation by the respective state Criminal Investigation Departments.
<small>Source: The Sun Nigeria — read the original story there.</small>
