At least five police officers killed in Zamfara ambush

Police officers travelling from Sokoto to Zamfara were ambushed on Monday, with a police zone spokesperson confirming that at least five were killed. Accounts from a resident and a local government official put the toll at eight, leaving the final number unconfirmed. The officers were travelling in a bus on a route linking the states when armed men attacked near Gidan Kano, according to reports. Zamfara police spokesman Yazid Abubakar said the personnel had been sent from Sokoto to provide security for the All Progressives Congress primary in the Zamfara North senatorial district. Zone 10 police spokesperson Abdullahi Faruk confirmed the ambush and said the remains of deceased officers had been taken to the morgue at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital in Sokoto. He gave a minimum toll of five deaths. The account did not establish how many personnel were in the vehicle or what happened to those not confirmed dead. Gidan Kano resident Ibrahim Umar told AFP that eight officers were killed and the rest taken into the bush. Adamu Kantu Gora, secretary of Maradun local government council, also reported eight deaths, and said five people had been kidnapped and three...