At least three police officers have been shot dead by gunmen suspected to be bandits in Tordamisa community of Donga Local Government Area of Taraba State.
A 60-year-old Chairman of the Vigilante Group in Tordamisa Village was also shot dead by the bandits.
The incident was confirmed via a press statement issued by the Acting Police Public Relations Officer, Taraba State Police Command, ASP Victor Mshelizah.
According to the statement, the operation followed a distress report from Zaki Orbanga, a resident of Tordamisa, Akate Ward, who reported that armed men suspected to be bandits had attacked Tse Kwe village.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Betty Enekpen, has expressed deep sorrow over the loss of the brave officers and the vigilante member who paid the supreme price while protecting the state and nation at large.
Meanwhile, security operations have been intensified in the area as efforts are ongoing to track down and apprehend the perpetrators of this heinous attack.
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