Bandits Kill Assistant Commissioner Of Police In Katsina

Assistant Commissioner of Police ACP, Aminu Umar Dayi, in charge of Dutsinma Area Command in Katsina was ambushed and killed by bandits in a fierce gun duel on Tuesday, Vangiard News reports.

According to one of the reports, the late Aminu, on Monday, led a police team to Kurfi where they killed one of the bandits’ commander.

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Angered by the death of their commander, the assailants turned out en masse on Tuesday and laid an ambush in order to exert revenge for their master.

However, other sources claim that the slain police officer was killed during an attack on the convoy of cars carrying the Advance Team of security guards and others ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s trip to Daura for Sallah.