Musa Affos (Rhapsodi)



Two policemen have reportedly been ambushed and killed by unidentified gunmen in Taraba state.

It was gathered that the slain officers (a sergeant while the other is a constable) were attached to the Karim Lamido local government division of the police force and on their way to duty before their murderers ambushed them, at Jen a suburb of Karim Lamido LG of the state and opened fire on them.

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Spokesman of the state Police Command, DSP David Misal, confirmed the attack to our reporter.

According to him, “on the 25/01/21 at about 1900hrs, two policemen attached to Karim Lamido LGA were attacked and killed while on their way to their duty post at Jen community.

“The incident occurred at a point in an isolated area in Karim Lamido Jen road when two of the police officers, a sergeant and, Constable stopped to rectify a fault noticed from the vehicle they were driving.

“Suddenly armed men emerged from the bush and opened fire on them,” he said.