Gunmen suspected to be cattle rustlers killed more than ten (10) persons, including members of vigilante group in Mansur, Gwana district of Alkaleri local government area of Bauchi State.
Similarly, the armed men also rustled cattle and sheep from Mansur and other communities around the area.
LEADERSHIP gathered that the vigilantes were killed in an ambush while on patrol.
Confirming the incident on Monday, spokesperson of Bauchi Police Command, CSP Ahmed Wakil said the incident occurred on Sunday 4th May 2025, at about 09:40 hours.
He said the Command received a report from Alkaleri Divisional Police Headquarters regarding an incident that occurred earlier that same day at about 05:40 hours.
“A combined team of professional hunters from Duguri and Gwana District, while on a routine patrol along Duguri, Mansur, and the Dajin Madam forest bordering Bauchi and Plateau State, encountered an ambush by armed bandits.
“This confrontation resulted in numerous casualties on both sides, including members of the vigilante group and the bandits themselves,” police said.
The spokesperson said a team of operational tactical teams was dispatched to the scene, where they recovered bodies of casualties.
Wakil said preliminary investigations revealed that the deceased included both quasi-security operatives and civilians from Sabuwar Sara village, who were mercilessly shot by the bandits while attempting to flee from the attack.
He said that Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Sani Aliyu has visited the scene of the attack.
LEADERSHIP recalls that armed bandits years back killed and burnt houses in Mansur and other neighbouring villages in similar attacks.