While the Sokoto Police Command spokesperson was unavailable for comment, a senior police officer, speaking anonymously, confirmed the incident.
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“The gunmen met the operatives at a checkpoint along Sokoto-Bodinga road and opened fire on them. They killed one policeman and a vigilante and went away with two AK-47 rifles.
“Their bodies were deposited at the mortuary of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital,” he said.
He stated that the operatives were taken by surprise when the assailants, arriving in a white Hilux, launched their attack.
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