Two Policemen Killed As Terrorists Attacked President Buhari’s Advance Team

 

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The convoy cars transporting President Buhari’s advance team of security guards, protocol, and media officers were attacked by terrorists. The attack led to the death of two policemen.

It was gathered that the advance team of the Presidency was travelling to Daura ahead of the trip of President Buhari to his hometown for Salah.

In a statement confirming the attack, Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, did not state the casualty figure.

The statement was titled “Gallant presidential guards repel attack on advance team ahead of President’s visit.” 

The content is as follows:

The Presidency has described as sad and unwelcome, the shooting incident near Dutsinma, Katsina State, at the convoy of cars carrying the Advance Team of security guards, protocol and media officers ahead of the President, Muhammadu Buhari’s trip to Daura for Sallah.

The attackers opened fire on the convoy from ambush positions but were repelled by the military, police and DSS personnel accompanying the convoy.

Two persons in the convoy are receiving treatment for the minor injuries they suffered. All the other personnel, staff and vehicles made it safely to Daura.

However, the spokesman of the Katsina State Police Command, Gambo Isah, in a different statement, confirmed that Aminu Umar, the Police Area Commander for Dutsinma, and another cop died in the ambush.

Isah’s statement did not explain if the attack was on the presidential team.

The statement goes thus:

Today (Tuesday), July 5, 2022, at about 11.30 am, a distress call was received that terrorists numbering over 300, on motorcycles, shooting sporadically with AK 47 rifles and General Purpose Machine Guns, ambushed ACP Aminu Umar, Area Commander, Dutsinma and team, while on clearance operation of recalcitrant bandits/terrorists, in Zakka Forest, Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State.

Consequently, the Area Commander and one other gallantly lost their lives during a cross exchange of gunfire.

The Commissioner of Police, Idrisu Dauda, on behalf of the officers and men of the command, expresses his deep sympathy to the family of the deceased and pray to almighty Allah to repose their souls in Jannatul Firdausi.

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