Unknown gunmen ambush, kill two policemen in Taraba State

 

 “OlaTunde(Tonextloaded)”

Two policemen have reportedly been ambushed and killed by unidentified gunmen in Taraba state.

It was gathered that the slain officers (a sergeant while the other is a constable) were attached to the Karim Lamido local government division of the police force and on their way to duty before their murderers ambushed them, at Jen a suburb of Karim Lamido LG of the state and opened fire on them.

Spokesman of the state Police Command, DSP David Misal, confirmed the attack to our reporter.

According to him, “on the 25/01/21 at about 1900hrs, two policemen attached to Karim Lamido LGA were attacked and killed while on their way to their duty post at Jen community.

“The incident occurred at a point in an isolated area in Karim Lamido Jen road when two of the police officers, a sergeant and, Constable stopped to rectify a fault noticed from the vehicle they were driving.

“Suddenly armed men emerged from the bush and opened fire on them,” he said