Bandits K!lled Five Police Officers Including ASP, !njured Others While Going For APC Primary In Zamfara – Police Report
Bandits Killed Five Police Officers Including ASP, Injured Others While Going For APC Primary In Zamfara – Police Report
The attack occurred on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at about 9pm along the Gidan Kano–Kwanar Sado axis of the Gusau–Sokoto road.
Five police officers have been killed and five others injured after bandits attacked a team of personnel from the Nigeria Police Force’s Zone 10 Command, Sokoto, who were travelling to Zamfara State to provide security for the All Progressives Congress (APC) re-run primary election in the Zamfara North Senatorial District.
According to the situation report obtained by SaharaReporters, the attackers also made away with four service rifles following the assault, according to a police situation report on the incident
The attack occurred on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at about 9pm along the Gidan Kano–Kwanar Sado axis of the Gusau–Sokoto road.
The affected officers, who are members of Zone 10 of the Nigeria Police Force, Sokoto, were reportedly travelling to Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, before proceeding to Kaura Namoda, where they were expected to provide security for the APC re-run primary election in the Zamfara North Senatorial District.
SaharaReporters gathered that the bandits ambushed the police team while they were on their way to the state for the election-related security assignment.
Five police personnel were confirmed dead in the attack, while five others sustained varying degrees of injuries.
The police report further stated that four service rifles were missing following the attack, raising concerns over the loss of operational weapons during the deadly ambush.
The deceased officers were identified in the situation report as Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Lawali Garba; Inspector Tukur Abubakar; Inspector Abubakar Garba; Operator Abdurrahman Sanusi; and Corporal Yazid Gambo.
The five injured personnel were identified as Corporal Yasir Balarabe, Corporal Musa Abubakar, Operator Sani Aliyu, Police Constable Saifullah Bala, and Inspector Musa Muhammad.
The injured officers reportedly sustained varying degrees of injuries during the attack.
The police personnel were reportedly deployed for a security assignment connected to the APC re-run primary election in the Zamfara North Senatorial District.
They were travelling from Sokoto towards Gusau before proceeding to Kaura Namoda for the assignment when the bandits attacked them along the highway.
SaharaReporters previously reported that suspected bandits have reportedly attacked a vehicle conveying Nigerian police officers travelling from Sokoto State to Zamfara State for a special duty assignment, killing some of the personnel.
SaharaReporters gathered that the officers were attacked and killed while travelling to Zamfara State for the assignment.
The circumstances surrounding the attack, including the exact number of officers killed and whether any personnel survived, were not immediately clear as of the time of filing this report.
Photographs obtained by SaharaReporters showed the lifeless bodies of some of the officers inside a bus. Their hands and legs appeared to have been tied with ropes.
Other photographs showed the belongings of the officers scattered on the ground as people gathered at the scene to observe the aftermath of the incident.
