Police operatives have recovered the bodies of five officers killed in an ambush while travelling to Zamfara State for rerun primary election duty, rescuing seven others who were found alive and unharmed.
The operation, carried out by the Force’s Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) and Anti-Kidnapping Unit on November 1, also saw two officers who sustained gunshot wounds evacuated to hospital for treatment.
The Nigeria Police Force said joint security teams had been deployed to comb the area, recover the officers’ stolen firearms and track down those responsible for the attack.
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Meanwhile, the police have recorded other security operations across several states, including the rescue of three nursing mothers in Kogi State following a deadly armed attack that left one person dead and 13 passengers abducted.
Other operations resulted in arrests of suspected armed robbers, cultists, drug dealers and individuals linked to other criminal activities in different states.
The police said investigations into the incidents were ongoing, with efforts continuing to apprehend fleeing suspects and rescue abducted victims.
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