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Officers shot dead inside Kaduna Police Station

Officers shot dead inside Kaduna Police Station

Gunmen have raided a police station in Zonkwa town, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing at least two officers.

The incident, which occurred on Friday evening, left residents in a state of shock.

according to the eyewitnesses, immediately the attackers stormed the station located a few meters from Kamyim Hotel, Kurmin-Bi Zonkwa, they started shooting sporadically.

They were said to be attempting to free some suspected vandals earlier arrested in Kachia town.

“They believed that the suspects were being detained at the Zonkwa Police Station.”

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“However, it was later gathered that the suspects were not being held at the station. But the havoc had already been done,” the witness who said he did not want to be quoted.

A security source also confirmed the incident to Daily Trust but did not go into details.

In a video of the incident seen by our correspondent, two officers in uniform were seen lifeless on the floor.

A crowd later gathered at the scene, discussing the incident which further  highlights the worsening security situation in the country.

Normalcy is said to have been restored in the town.

The Kaduna State Police Command had not issued an official statement on the attack as of the time of filing this report.

Officers shot dead inside Kaduna Police Station

 

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