Gunmen kill two Police Officers, burn checkpoint in Kebbi

Gunmen have attacked a police border checkpoint along the Bakin Ruwa–Maje road in Bagudu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, killing two police officers and burning down the checkpoint tent.

Eyewitnesses reported that the assailants arrived in large numbers and opened fire indiscriminately at the post.

Confirming the incident, the Kebbi State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bashir Usman, said the attack led to the deaths of the two officers on duty and the destruction of the checkpoint tent. “They killed two of our officers and burnt down the checkpoint, but the police are on top of the situation. I will issue further details,” he stated.

This marks the third recent violent incident along the Bakin Ruwa–Maje border, following previous attacks in which gunmen killed officers of the Nigeria Customs Service and the Nigeria Immigration Service.