The Katsina State Police Command has retrieved the bodies of five policemen killed by bandits in the state.
The deceased Police Officers were killed and their rifles taken by their killers believed to be heavily armed bandits.
The murdered policemen were three Inspectors, a Corporal and a Constable.
The bodies of the policemen have been deposited at the mortuary of the General Hospital in Kankara area of Katsina State.
The slain policemen have been identified as AP/NO. 272783, Inspector Abubakar Ismail with type 06 rifle No. 18264; AP/NO. 284171, Inspector Nuhu Abubakar with type 06 rifle No. O610108; AP/NO. 268177, Inspector Adamu Musa with AK47 rifle No. AB 352910, F/NO. 510937; Corporal Iliyasu Abdullahi, with AK47 rifle No. 17997 and F/NO 522486; and Constable Yahaya Suleman, with Pump Action No. 422248.
Abdullahi was said to be attached to Mobile Police Force 9 and was on special duty.
A police source said: “The policemen were killed by terrorists.
“CPL Iliyasu Abdullahi attached Mopol 9 and was on special duty.
“The scene of the incident was visited and after a thorough search of the area, four more corpses of the Mobile Policemen from 9 PMF were recovered at the surrounding bushes of the scene, and their rifles were carted away….
“All the corpses have been evacuated and deposited at the general hospital mortuary Kankara.
“The case has been incidented and the investigation on going with a view to arresting the culprits.
“Meanwhile, patrol has been intensified at the area to prevent further attack.”
