No fewer than three officers, including a divisional police officer (DPO), were killed on Tuesday, after some gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked the Nasko Divisional Police Station in Magama town, Niger State.
The DPO, identified as CSP Umar Mohammed Dakingari, was killed alongside two other policemen.
A security source told PRNigeria that the bandits were on a revenge mission after the recent attack on their hideouts and recovery of rustled cows.
“Recently he led a police team and vigilante in an operation leading to the killing of bandits and recovery of over 800 rustled cows.
“He was having a meeting with his security team for another operation when the bandits suddenly surrounded the station and started shooting sporadically.
“The DPO, alongside his personnel were ‘gunned down’ around 3pm at the Nasko Division of the Nigerian Police in Magama town.
“Though they killed the DPO, and two other policemen, other police officers who were deployed for reinforcement, however, repelled the bandits, forcing them to flee with severe gunshot wounds”, the source said.
