Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers have reportedly killed two police officers at Kolere Police Out-Post in Fune Local Government Area of Yobe State.

Daily Trust gathered that the first incident happened in late January 2025 where one DSP Ali Pindar attached to the Kolere Police Out-Post was killed by a gang.

“The late DSP Pindar arrested a high profile gang leader in the community and transferred the suspect to Damagum Divisional Police Headquarters in Fune LGA. The suspect was later arraigned and granted bail.

“On return, the suspect organised a gang of armed robbers who attacked and killed the police officer while an inspector was injured during the attack,” a source in the community told Daily Trust

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Another source said the second incident occurred on Sunday, February 9, when the officer in charge of the Out-Post, DSP Jantuku Philibus went to arrest another suspect. The suspect and his gang members reportedly attacked the officer and killed him.

It was gathered that the late DSP succeeded in killing one of the armed robbers before he was overpowered and killed after sustaining varying degrees of injury.

The Public Relations Officer of the state police command, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed the incident to our reporter.

He said the two officers were overwhelmed by the suspects and their gang when they attempted to arrest them.

The town has recently witnessed cases of high-profile armed robbery, and kidnapping among others.