A mobile police operative attached to Operation Restore Peace has been killed in an ambush by armed bandits in Adabka village, Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
Akelicious gathered that the incident occurred on Tuesday at around 11:44 a.m. when the officer, deployed from Mopol 15, Ilorin, left his duty post in Adabka to travel to Tibis village to purchase essential supplies.
Security sources in Bukkuyum told Akelicious that the officer was attacked at the outskirts of Adabka by bandits concealed in surrounding bushes. The assailants reportedly opened fire, killing the officer instantly and carting away his service riot gun.
“Field teams deployed to the scene recovered the body of the fallen operative, which was evacuated to Adabka Primary Health Care Centre for documentation,” the source said.
Sources further noted that the mode of attack mirrors tactics used by bandit factions linked to the Dan-Karama Gwaska and Dansadau networks, which are notorious for executing precision ambushes followed by rapid withdrawal.
The incident underscores the persistent security challenges facing law enforcement personnel in Zamfara and the wider northwestern region.
