Suspected bandits kill police officers, vigilante in Taraba

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed three police officers in Tordamisa community of Donga Local Government Area of Taraba State.

They also shot dead a 60-year-old chairman of the vigilante group in the village.

The Acting Police Public Relations Officer in the State Police Command, Victor Mshelizah. confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday in Jalingo.

He said: “The operation followed a distress report from Zaki Orbanga, a resident of Tordamisa, Akate Ward, who reported that armed men suspected to be bandits had attacked Tse Kwe village

”Upon receipt of the information, a team of police officers led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Donga, alongside operatives of the Special Force, was immediately mobilized and deployed to the scene to restore order and protect residents.

”On arrival at the location, the suspected armed bandits opened fire on the police team, resulting in a fierce exchange of gunfire. The police operatives responded swiftly and repelled the attackers.

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”Regrettably, during the encounter, CPL Raphael Danjuma and PC Ebenezer Daniel sustained fatal gunshot wounds in the line of duty. Another officer, PC Samuel Bawa, was initially reported missing during the operation. A search party was subsequently organized, and his body was later recovered in a nearby bush.

”Additionally, the corpse of Nutsa Tyav, a 60-year-old Chairman of the Vigilante Group in Tordamisa Village, was also recovered following the attack.”

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