The patrol team, attached to Operation Restore Peace, and led by Inspector Jampi Mbursa, was said to be on routine patrol alongside vigilante members when it was ambushed by unidentified armed men.
Gunmen have reportedly killed a police inspector and two civilians after ambushing a patrol team in the Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
It was learnt that the attack occurred on December 14, at about 6:30pm along Ajimaka Village Road on the way to Rukubi town, SaharaReporters has learnt.
The patrol team, attached to Operation Restore Peace, and led by Inspector Jampi Mbursa, was said to be on routine patrol alongside vigilante members when it was ambushed by unidentified armed men.
According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the assailants opened fire on the team, killing Inspector Mbursa and two civilians identified as Julius Igbogh and Raphaeal Julius, both from Ajimaka Village.
“The attackers shot the inspector and the two civilians at close range during the ambush,” a source said.
The gunmen were also reported to have made away with the inspector’s AK-47 rifle loaded with 30 rounds of live ammunition before fleeing the scene.
The victims were rushed to Rukubi General Hospital, where medical personnel confirmed them dead.
Their bodies have since been deposited at the hospital’s mortuary.
Police sources said efforts were ongoing to track down the attackers, recover the stolen firearms and bring those responsible to justice.