JUST IN: Gunmen Kill Police Officer, Vigilante In Fresh Sokoto Attack

Some heavily armed assailants have allegedly taken the lives of a police officer and a vigilante in a recent attack in Sokoto State.

Reports obtained by Naija News revealed that the security officers were on patrol when the gunmen attacked at approximately 3 a.m. on Monday at Kwanan Milgoma, situated along the Sokoto-Bodinga road.

While the spokesperson for the Sokoto Police Command was unavailable for comment at the time of this report, a senior police official, who requested anonymity, verified the occurrence of the attack to Daily Trust.

He indicated that the operatives were caught off guard by the assailants, who arrived in a white Hilux vehicle.

“The gunmen met the operatives at a checkpoint along Sokoto-Bodinga road and opened fire on them. They killed one policeman and a vigilante and went away with two AK-47 rifles.

“Their bodies were deposited at the mortuary of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital,” he said.

Military Debunks Claims Of 150 Kidnappings In Sokoto, Armored Vehicle Hijacking In Zamfara

Meanwhile, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed recent claims that bandits in Zamfara State hijacked two armoured vehicles and that over 150 civilians were kidnapped in Sokoto State.

The DHQ also refuted allegations of mass civilian deaths and burials by terrorists, calling the videos circulating these claims over the weekend fake.

Naija News reports that the first video purportedly showed bandits celebrating after allegedly capturing two armoured vehicles from military troops in Zamfara.

Another video depicted terrorists conducting a mass burial, while a third claimed that over 150 residents had been kidnapped in Sokoto State.

On Monday, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, issued a statement debunking these videos as fabrications.

He clarified that the armoured vehicles shown in the Zamfara video had become stuck due to the swampy terrain in Kwashabawa Village, where troops were engaged in a counter-terrorism operation.

The soldiers deliberately demobilized the vehicles to prevent them from falling into terrorist hands.