Bandits ambushed and killed five policemen and three Community Protection Guards while they were patrolling the Gusau–Funtuwa road in Tsafe LGA, Zamfara State.
According to a local resident, the security team was nearing Gidan-Giye village, just outside Tsafe town, when the attackers, lying in wait, opened fire on their vehicle.
The source added that the security operatives had been dispatched from the Government House in Gusau on a special assignment — to protect travellers along that route, which is frequently targeted by bandits.
All the security men in the vehicle died instantly. After the attack, the assailants fled on motorcycles toward the nearby forest.
The governor of Zamfara, Dauda Lawal, confirmed the tragic incident, offering condolences to the families and praying for an end to the insecurity plaguing the region and the nation at large.
