BREAKING: Many Policemen Killed, Injured As Bandits Ambush Patrol Team
Five officers of the Bauchi State Police Command have been killed in a gun battle with bandits in Sabon Sara village, Darazo Local Government Area of the state.
The officers who lost their lives were identified as DSP Ahmad Muhammad (SID), ASP Mustapha Muhammad (10 PMF), Inspector Amarhel Yunusa (10 PMF), Inspector Idris Ahmed (10 PMF) and Corporal Isah Muazu (AKU).
Two others identified as Inspector Isah Musa (SID) and Inspector Yusuf Gambo (SID), sustained injuries of varying degrees.
In a statement on Sunday, the Command’s spokesperson, CSP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, said the attack occurred on Saturday, November 22, 2025, after police received intelligence from a good Samaritan who reported suspicious activities involving armed Fulani youths in the area.
Wakil said a combined tactical team comprising the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Mobile Police 10 PMF, Anti-Kidnapping Unit (AKU) and State Intelligence Department (SID) was on an intelligence-led visibility patrol to curb farmer-herder conflict when the officers were ambushed.
“The Bauchi State Police Command, regrettably and sorrowfully, wishes to inform the general public of an unfortunate and tragic incident involving combined police tactical teams on an intelligence-led visibility patrol within Sabon Sara village, via Darazo,” the statement said.
He said police personnel engaged the bandits in a fierce gun duel and neutralised a reasonable number of the attackers.
According to Wakil, police personnel and the units, “did not fall short of expectations as our personnel neutralise reasonable number of the bandits at the gun duel point.”
Wakil said that after the distress report was received, the Divisional Police Officer in Darazo, SP Auwalu Ilu, led a reinforcement team to the scene, where the injured officers were rescued and the bodies of the deceased were evacuated to the General Hospital, Darazo.
The police spokesman added that intensive efforts were ongoing to track down the fleeing attackers, assuring the public that the Command remained committed to ensuring the perpetrators are brought to justice.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu, later visited the scene for an on-the-spot assessment and condoled with the families of the slain officers.
He reaffirmed the Command’s resolve to protect lives and property across the state.
