Bandits loaded in three Sharon buses have attacked the headquarters of Igabi Local Government Police Division at Mararaban Jos, Kaduna State on Friday night.
The assailants wounded a police inspector and two special constabulary personnel, according to a statement by Kaduna police command spokesperson, ASP Mohammed Jalige, on Saturday.
It said the attack, which occurred on July 23, at about 11 pm, involved a large number of bandits who came in three Sharon utility vehicles.
It said the bandits shot sporadically as they tried to gain access into the Division’s armoury, but met stiff resistance from the personnel on duty.
t said the gun duel between the bandits and the station’s guards lasted for some minutes, before the bandits retreated, with some of them sustaining fatal bullet wounds.
“Sadly, one Inspector and two Special Constabulary personnel sustained varying degrees of injuries, and are currently receiving medical treatment,” it added.
The Command said investigations into the incident had commenced using the available evidence recovered from the scene, just as efforts were being intensified to apprehending the hoodlums.
