Terrorists have killed five policemen and injured two others during a gun battle at Sabon Sara village, Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi 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.

An Assistant Superintendent of Customs (ASC) Lawal Tukur, has been found dead in a hotel room in Katsina metropolis.

According to Zagazola Reports, the incident took place Wednesday, October 15 at Murjani Hotel, where Tukur had checked in. Hotel workers reportedly found him lifeless around 8:30 a.m. and immediately alerted the authorities.

The report had it that empty sachets of unidentified substances were found in a wastebasket in the room. Three women Khadija Ali, 34, from Dutsin Amare Quarters, Katsina; Aisha Lawal, 30, from Ingawa LGA; and Hafsat Yusuf, 22, from Brigade Quarters, Kano were said to have been at the hotel during the incident.

It was gathered that Khadija and Aisha spent the night with the officer, while Hafsat joined them later and also stayed at the hotel.
The deceased’s body was taken to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Katsina, where doctors confirmed his death before it was moved to the mortuary for autopsy.

The Nigeria Customs Service has reportedly been notified, and investigations are ongoing to determine the exact cause of death.

Kaduna State Police command said former governor Nasir El Rufai was responsible for the violent clash of rival factions of the African Democratic Congress, ADC in the state on Saturday.

A faction of ADC loyal to El Rufai on Saturday engaged in violent clash with another faction made up the pioneer leadership of the party.

The fight occured at an event organized by the faction loyal to El Rufai at the inauguration of a transition committee members which the opposing side described illegal and attempt to hijack the party structure they have laboured to build.

The inauguration also brought together members of an All Progressives Congress (APC) faction opposed to the state leadership alongside the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Social Democratic Party (SDP), New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Labour Party (LP), and the ADC.

The event ended in violence when young men armed with cutlasses, clubs, and stones disrupted the proceedings.

El Rufai, who was said to be the arrow head of the faction and attended the event, condemned the attack, calling it “a dangerous descent into lawlessness,” and expressed outrage at the reported inaction of policemen deployed to the scene, accusing them of complicity in the mayhem.

But leaders of the opposing faction said to comprise ADC members, coalition partners, and stakeholders from the 23 local government areas, distanced themselves from the inauguration of the transition committee organised by El-Rufai.

The group, at a press conference, accused the ex-governor of attempting to hijack the coalition structure for his personal gain.

Adamu Dattijo, who addressed journalists on behalf of the group, accused El-Rufai of running a one-man show, urging the ADC National Working Committee (NWC) to call him to order.

Dattijo “Recent developments have compelled us to speak with one voice and to alert the national leadership of our party and the general public about the activities of certain individuals who, instead of strengthening the ADC, are bent on dividing and weakening it ahead of the 2027 general elections.

“Instead of promoting collective leadership and coalition building, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has chosen the path of arrogance and imposition. He has
refused to recognise or acknowledge the duly elected Kaduna State ADC executive committee and other respected stakeholders of our party.

“He runs a one-man show, taking decisions without consultation, and holding meetings only with his personal loyalists, particularly SDP remnants, while sidelining the authentic ADC leadership and grassroots structures across the 23 Local Governments of Kaduna State. This is not only disrespectful, but also destructive.”

In its reaction, the Kaduna State Police Command blamed El-Rufa’i for the incident, stating that the former governor failed to notify the police and other relevant security agencies about the meeting, despite repeated warnings and advice.

In a statement, the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, said it had commenced an extensive investigation into the alleged political violence meeting hosted by El Rufai and the shooting incidents by political thugs and other sundry.

According to the police,” the incident occurred after a political gathering purportedly organised by a political party, ADC coalition, without prior notification to the police and other relevant security agencies, despite repeated warnings and advice”.

The police also said that the situation was further complicated by the presence of high-profile dignitaries in the state at the time.

The police statement partly read, “The Command wishes to state categorically that the investigation is ongoing, and anyone found culpable, irrespective of his personality and no matter how highly placed an individual is, will face the full weight of the law.

“Furthermore, the Command strongly warns that any hotel, event centre, or similar facility that permits political meetings or gatherings without prior notification to the police or other relevant security agencies will equally be held liable.

“This measure is to ensure due process is followed and to prevent thugs or miscreants from hijacking such gatherings to cause mayhem or breakdown of law and order.”