Mirian Gom 
Force PRO, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin
BAUCHI, Nigeria – Two police officers are killed and another wounded in Bauchi State after armed men ambush a joint security patrol in Sabon Sara Village, deepening concerns over Nigeria’s worsening security emergency.
Police confirm the attack targets a combined team from the Rapid Response Squad, Police Mobile Force and State Intelligence Department, deployed to reassure residents through increased visibility operations.
Police spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin on Sunday says the patrol “comes under sudden attack,” resulting in the deaths of two officers and injury to a third. “We mourn colleagues who have paid the supreme price in the discharge of their lawful duties,” he says, adding that investigations are ongoing and pursuit operations are under way.
The incident mirrors a rising pattern of violent attacks sweeping several northern states. Armed groups continue striking vulnerable communities with increasing boldness, often overwhelming local protection systems.
Recent mass abductions highlight the scale of the crisis: more than 300 students were kidnapped from a Catholic school in Niger State, while 24 others were taken from an Islamic school in Kebbi. In Kwara State, gunmen stormed a church and abducted worshippers.
Security forces themselves remain frequent targets. A brigadier general and several troops were killed in Borno after terrorists laid an ambush. In Abuja, one officer died during a coordinated assault on a community in Bwari Area Council.
The growing insecurity forces President Bola Tinubu to cancel his scheduled attendance at the G20 Summit in Johannesburg. He instead directs Vice President Kashim Shettima to represent Nigeria, choosing to remain focused on domestic security operations.
Residents say the Bauchi attack shows the threat is expanding geographically, while analysts warn that without urgent reforms in policing, intelligence and community protection, Nigeria risks further destabilisation.
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