Terrorists operating in the Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State killed a policeman in an attack in the area late Monday.
Confirming the attack, Katsina Police Command spokesman, Superintendent Gambo Isah, said the officers and men were on a stop-and-search operation along the Jibiya-Batsari Road when the terrorists launched the attack killing the officer on the spot.
According to Isah, when the terrorists arrived in their numbers on motorcycles, they started shooting sporadically and after killing the policeman, they made away with his rifle.
He said the Commissioner of Police, Idrisu Dabban, has ordered the immediate deployment of reinforcements to the area, led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police Operations, to get the terrorists arrested.
A source from the area also confirmed the attack, saying the terrorists wore the female apparel called, ‘hijab,’ to disguise as women, while the men wore the male flowing dress called, ‘babanriga’.
(Editor: Oloyede Oworu)
