An encounter with some suspected armed bandits along Adabka area of Bukkuyum local government in Zamfara state resulted in the death of one police mobile officer, and two other members of Zamfara State Community Protection Guards.
The encounter, according to a source, occurred when the suspected armed bandits Thursday morning invaded the community and abducted some residents of the community.
As a result of the development, the mobile security men deployed to the area with the support of the operatives of Zamfara Community Protection Guards trailed the bandits on a route and engaged them with the aim of rescuing the abductees from the hand of their abductors.
Member house of representative for Gummi Bukkuyum Engr. Sulaiman Muhammed Gummi confirmed the incident and explained that in the course of the encounter a mobile police officer was shot dead and another member of the community protection guards was also killed.
He also stated that scores of the armed bandits were killed by the combined security forces.
He assured that though at the Gummi axis of the state adequate number of armored tank vehicles have deployed to aid the security in their encounter with the armed terrorists similar effort would be done to deploy armor vehicle along Adabka area to ensure that the morale and safety of the security forces is enhanced.
He assured that as soon as the national assembly resumes, he will make move to ensure that armor tankers are provided to ensure that the morale of the security operatives is boosted.
