{"id":144807,"date":"2024-09-02T19:10:46","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T18:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsdigest.ng\/?p=144807"},"modified":"2024-09-02T19:10:46","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T18:10:46","slug":"bandits-kill-policeman-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=144807","title":{"rendered":"Bandits kill policeman, vigilante in Sokoto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Suspected armed bandits killed a police officer and a local vigilante officer in the early hours of Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The state police spokesperson, ASP Ahmed Rufai, stated that bandits ambushed the officers at their checkpoint while confirming the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey ambushed them at the checkpoint at Milgoma junction along Sokoto \u2013 Bodinga road and shot them at close range.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne policeman, Inspector Eze, was killed while another local vigilante also died in the process,\u201d he added<\/p>\n<p>The spokesman also verified that the armed bandits on the Sokoto\u2013Isa road had been neutralized.<\/p>\n<p>The individual went on to clarify that during the Sunday night gunfight, one AK-49 was taken from the bandits.<\/p>\n<p>In August, in the Gudu Local Government Area of Sokoto State, bandits burned two military vehicles and killed four soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>The Gobir Emirate&#8217;s police command declared that it was unaware of the 150 persons that had been abducted there.<\/p>\n<p>Isa Bawa, the District Head of Gatawa in Sabon Birni Local Government and a state monarch, passed away unexpectedly while being held captive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Suspected armed bandits killed a police officer and a local vigilante officer in the early hours of Monday. 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