Gunmen Ambush Police Patrol Team In Jos, Kill Two IRT Inspectors (Photos)

Gunmen Ambush Police Patrol Team In Jos, Kill Two IRT Inspectors (Photos)

A crew of cops on recurring patrol turned into attacked on Tuesday in Jos Local Government Area of Plateau State, ensuing withinside the deaths of inspectors.

The officials , who have been a part of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Nigeria Police Force, have been ambushed with the aid of using gunmen suspected to be robbers or kidnappers alongside Little Rayfield Road in Jos, the nation capital, at about 7:30 pm.

The slain officials were diagnosed as Inspector Fatoye Femi and Inspector Dafur Dashit. During the gunfight, one of the attackers, Auwal Ali from Angwang Doki Bukuru, turned into apprehended.

According to a state of affairs report (SITREP) acquired with the aid of using SaharaReporters, the Superintendent of Police for ‘B’ Division and his crew were deployed to the location to keep order and save you any similarly escalation.

The memo reads, “SITREP: Grateful be knowledgeable that nowadays Tuesday 25/02/ half at approximately 1930Hrs X crew of police employees connected to IRT Department at the same time as on routing patrol alongside Little Rayfield Road Jos South LGA X have been attacked with the aid of using unknown gun guys suspected to be arm rubbers/kidnappers because of gun shots.

“Inspr Fatoye Femi and Inspr Dafur Dashit misplaced their existence X at the same time as one suspect X Auwal Ali ‘M’ of Angwang Doki Bukuru turned into arrested X The SUPOL ‘B” Division Bukuru and his crew have already ruled the location X underneath are the photo of police employees X the suspect and his automobile to your data sir X for Sidso ‘B’ Division Bukuru Bleep.”

In current times, Nigeria has witnessed a troubling surge in violent assaults concentrated on cops , reflecting escalating safety demanding situations throughout the nation.

In February 2024, as a minimum 4 cops misplaced their lives at some stage in a gun struggle with suspected Islamist insurgents in Borno State.

In April 2022, greater than 70 people have been killed in assaults on numerous villages in Plateau State, prompting the deployment of extra police gadgets to the affected areas.

Also, in August 2022, unidentified gunmen attacked a safety checkpoint in Riyom, Plateau, ensuing withinside the deaths of cops .