Police confirm killing of 2 officers by suspected bandits in Kaduna

News Express |18th Oct 2025 | 112
Police confirm killing of 2 officers by suspected bandits in Kaduna

DSP Mansir Hassan, Kaduna Police spokesperson




By AMEN GAJIRA

The Police in Kaduna State has confirmed the killing of two of its officers by suspected bandits in Zonkwa, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday that investigation was already underway to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident.

NAN also reports that the incident occurred on Friday evening at the Divisional Police Headquarters in Zonkwa, Headquarters of Zangon Kataf LGA.

Sources told NAN that the bandits reportedly stormed the police station in an attempt to free suspected vandals earlier arrested in Kachia Local Government Area.

However, it was later gathered that the suspects were not being held at the station. (NAN)




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