IGP, Ibrahim IdrisThe Nigeria Police has announced the lost of our officers to gangs of armed bandits and kidnappers in Rigasa Forest, Kaduna State after exchange of fire with the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) personnel.
A statement by the Force Public Relations Officers, Jimoh Moshood today, gave the names of the dead officers as Inspector Bernard Odibo, Inspector Mamman Abubakar, Inspector Haruna Ibrahim and Sergeant Emmanuel Istifanus.
The statement said however that the team leader and other members of the IRT were able to subdue the bandits with catches of firearms and ammunition recovered form their hideouts in Rigasa forest.
It said that the police officers had confronted the bandits who were returning after a successful operations that led to the arrest of some vicious/notorious kidnap for ransom suspects responsible for the kidnap of Sheikh Ahmad Adam Algarkawy in Rigasa, Kaduna State who regained his freedom recently.
The statement said that the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris had sent words of sympathy to the families of the four policemen, saying: “the IGP mourns the unfortunate death of the deceased Police officers and describes them as Heroes of the Force who laid down their lives and paid the supreme price in ensuring protection of lives and property and law and order in the Country.”
It said that the IGP had directed befitting burials for the deceased officers and prompt processing and payments of the life assurance benefits and other entitlements to their families.
The police announced also what it called ‘a massive raids and assaults’ on the other bandits still at large in the Rigasa Forest are ongoing to bring them to justice.
It assured that despite the unfortunate attack and killing of the officers, the policemen will not relent in ensuring that crimes and criminalities are brought to the barest in the country. [myad]
