• At least two police officers have reportedly been killed following an unprovoked attack on a police station in Zangon Kataf LGA of Kaduna state
• It was gathered that gunmen launched the attack on Friday evening, October 17, resulting in the deaths of the officers
• The assailants were said to be attempting to free some suspected vandals earlier arrested in Kachia town

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Kaduna, Kaduna state – Gunmen have launched a fatal attack on a police station in Zonkwa town, Zangon Kataf local government area (LGA) of Kaduna state.

As reported by Daily Trust, the assailants killed at least two officers.

The incident, which occurred on Friday evening, October 17, left residents in a state of shock.

Eyewitnesses divulged that immediately the attackers stormed the station located a few meters from Kamyim Hotel, Kurmin-Bi Zonkwa, they started shooting sporadically. They were said to be attempting to free some suspected vandals earlier arrested in Kachia town.

A witness who requested anonymity said:

“They believed that the suspects were being detained at the Zonkwa Police station. However, it was later gathered that the suspects were not being held at the station. But the havoc had already been done.”

A security source also confirmed the unfortunate incident.

Meanwhile, the Kaduna state police command has yet to issue an official statement on the attack as of the time of this report.

Bandits, illegal miners clash in Kaduna

In a piece of related news, at least 17 people have lost their lives in a deadly clash between criminal gangs and illegal miners over control of a gold-rich site in Kaduna state, according to a confidential security assessment prepared for the United Nations (UN).

The incident unfolded in Birnin Gwari, an area in northwestern Nigeria long affected by lawlessness, including bandit attacks, cattle rustling, and rampant abductions for ransom.

Per details in the UN report, the bloodshed began when a well-known bandit leader tried to extort gold from miners at gunpoint.

The miners fought back, killing him. The killing, however, prompted an immediate retaliatory assault. Armed members of the slain kingpin’s group returned to the site and killed seven miners, a report by TVC News said on Friday, October 17.

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Kaduna politician Sani speaks on prolonged banditry

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Shehu Sani, a former senator from Kaduna, blamed corruption for Nigeria’s years-long battle with banditry and terrorism.

Sani stated that terrorists are “afraid” of attacking targets in neighbouring countries like Niger, Chad, and Cameroon, but the same cannot be said of Nigeria.

According to the ex-federal lawmaker, Nigeria’s defence and security apparatuses, in the past, did not dedicate themselves to the service.

Source: Legit.ng