The Kebbi State Police Command has stated that two police officers died during a gun battle with Lakurawa bandits who attacked Alhaji Lawal Block Farm and nearby Fulani settlements in Natsini village, along the Argungu-Kangiwa road.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Nafiu Abubakar, made this known in a statement, adding that the assailants rustled an unspecified number of cows during the raid.

After receiving the distress call, a team from the Police Safer Highway patrol rushed to the scene and engaged the bandits in a fierce gunfight.

The statement explained that the bandits were eventually forced to flee into the forest with gunshot wounds while the police managed to recover some of the stolen cattle.

The Commissioner of Police, Kebbi State Command, Bello Sani, condemned the tragic incident and offered prayers for the souls of the fallen officers.

Following the attack, the CP conducted an on-the-spot assessment of the scene and later visited the Emir of Argungu, Alhaji Sama’ila Mera, to express condolences and brief him on ongoing security efforts to curb crime in the area.