The police have confirmed an attack by bandits on an immigration checkpoint in Sokoto, which left two immigration officers dead and others wounded.
According to the spokesman of the Sokoto Police Command, ASP Ahmad Rufa’i said the attack on the checkpoint in the Gwadabawa area of the state took place on Friday night.
He confirmed that the gunmen suspected to be Bandits attacked the Mamman Suka village checkpoint of the Gwadabawa Local Government area and killed 2 immigration officers. At the same time, some of them who sustained gunshot injuries were rushed to Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital Sokoto.
He further said five rifles were recorded by the immigration officers from the gunmen and were currently at the immigration headquarters office in the state.
The Public Relations Officer of Nigeria Immigration Service Illela Border Command, Bello Mohammed also confirmed that incident.
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