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KebbiCheckpointAttack2026 as gunmen ambush police border post along Bakin Ruwa–Maje road in Bagudu LGA, killing two officers and burning checkpoint tent.
Gunmen on Thursday attacked a police border checkpoint along the Bakin Ruwa–Maje road in Bagudu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, killing two officers on duty.
Eyewitnesses reported that the assailants arrived in large numbers and opened fire indiscriminately at the officers before setting the checkpoint tent ablaze.
Police Confirm Attack
SP Bashir Usman, spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Force in Kebbi State, confirmed the incident, saying two officers were killed during the assault.
Security reinforcements have reportedly been deployed to the area as investigations continue.
Rising Insecurity Along Border Corridor
The attack marks the latest in a series of assaults along the Bakin Ruwa–Maje border corridor, a route that has witnessed repeated violence in recent months.
Earlier incidents in the same area involved the killing of personnel from the Nigeria Customs Service and the Nigeria Immigration Service in separate attacks.
Residents have expressed growing concern over the escalating insecurity and called for increased patrols and surveillance along the border routes.
