- IGP commends officers for repelling attack
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu has commended officers attached to Police Mobile Force – 9 PMF Squadron, Kano for displaying gallantry and repelling the attack on their convoy by bandits.
The police however lost four men to the attack, while one is still unaccounted for.
According to a statement by the Force spokesman CP Frank Mba, the bandits, numbering about 100 along the Birnin Gwari – Funtua Highway on Friday, 15th January, 2021, ambushed the officers on their way back to their base in Kano after the completion of their special duty.
“The officers are personnel attached to Operation Puff Adder and deployed to Niger State in the sustained operation to reclaim the public space and tackle incidents of banditry, kidnapping and other violent crimes in the area,” the statement said.
It denied reports that 18 officers were kidnapped, noting that “only 16 officers were attacked in the ambush. The officers successfully repelled the attack accordingly and neutralized the bandits in their tens while many of the bandits scampered into the bush with gunshot injuries.
“Regrettably, four of the officers paid the supreme price during the exchange of gun fire between the Police and the bandits while an officer is still missing.
“However, the remaining 11 officers led by their Unit Commander, successfully recovered the bodies and firearms of their fallen colleagues while concerted efforts are being intensified to rescue the officer still missing,” Mba said.
The IGP, while commiserating with the families of the officers who have paid the supreme price in the service of our nation, said their death shall not be in vain.
He assured the citizens that the Force is not deterred and will not relent in its commitment to delivering on its mandate and ensuring that all activities of bandits and other unscrupulous elements in the area and other parts of the country are brought to check.
