The Commissioner of Police in Sokoto State, Mohammed Abdulkadir, has confirmed the killing of two mobile policemen by suspected armed robbers in the early hours of Monday morning.
Mr Abdulkadir, who addressed journalists in Sokoto, on Monday, said that the police officers were attacked and killed while on duty at the NNPC mega station, Gusau road, Sokoto.
“The suspected armed robbers came in a vehicle, overpowered the policemen, shot and killed them.
According to him, “they made a futile attempt to open the safe at the filling station.Their target was to steal the money that was kept in the safe, probably from the sales of Friday, Saturday and Sunday.”
“We will disclose the identities of the policemen killed after duly informing their various families.
“Their remains had been deposited at the Usman Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto,” he added.
The police commissioner also confirmed the discovery of a headless body also on Monday morning in the city.
He said the headless body of the deceased was found packaged in a sack and dumped at a refuse site on Maituta road, Sokoto.
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