Five police officers killed, two others injured as herdsmen ambush tactical team in Bauchi -

The Bauchi State Police Command has announced that five officers lost their lives after armed Fulani herdsmen ambushed a police tactical team in Sabon Sara village, Darazo Local Government Area.

In a statement issued on Sunday, November 23, 2025, the command’s spokesperson, CSP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, revealed that several of the attackers were neutralised during the exchange.

Wakil explained that the incident happened on November 22 when multiple police tactical units, acting on credible intelligence, launched a visibility patrol aimed at preventing and addressing farmer–herder clashes in the Sabon Sara area.

He noted that the Command had earlier received a distress alert from a Good Samaritan that personnel from the Rapid Response Squad, 10 PMF Bauchi, the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, and the State Intelligence Department had come under attack by unidentified Fulani youths during the operation.

The statement read …

“Five officers paid the supreme price, two were injured, while a certain number of bandits were neutralised in Sabon Sara village, Darazo LGA, Bauchi State,” the statement read.

“As we work towards the actualization of a crime free State, where the unsavory activities of criminal merchants desperate to make a living at the expense of the law-abiding citizens of the state has put us on the chase and we are delighted that the force, our personnel and the units, did not fall short of expectations as our personnel neutralise reasonable number of the bandits at the gun duel point.

Deceased.“The Bauchi State Police Command, regrettably and sorrowfully, wishes to inform the general public of an unfortunate and tragic incident involving combined police tactical teams on an intelligence-led visibility patrol within Sabon Sara village, via Darazo.

On 22nd November, 2025 at about 1240hrs, an intelligence at the command disposal from a Good Samaritan disclosing that on the same day at about 1130hrs, a team of Tactical Team personnel comprising Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Mobile Police 10PMF Bauchi, Anti-Kidnapping Unit (AKU), and State Intelligence Department (SID) were ambushed by unidentified Fulani youths, while on visibility policing patrol to prevent, mitigate and manage farmer–herder conflict within and around Sabon Sara Village via Darazo.

Deceased.“Sadly, the ambush attack resulted in the d3ath of the following officers: 1. DSP Ahmad Muhammad (SID) 2. ASP Mustapha Muhammad (10 PMF) 3. Inspector Amarhel Yunusa (10 PMF) 4. Inspector Idris Ahmed (10 PMF) 5. Corporal Isah Muazu (AKU)

“Furthermore, the following officers sustained various degrees of injuries: 1. Inspector Isah Musa (SID) 2. Inspector Yusuf Gambo (SID)

“Upon receiving the report, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), SP Auwalu Ilu, led a team of reinforcements to the scene, rescued and evacuated both the injured and deceased personnel to the general hospital in Darazo for medical treatment, and deposited the remains at the morgue.

“Intense efforts are ongoing to track down and arrest the perpetrators within and around the area; meanwhile, the Command is fully committed to ensuring that the criminals responsible for this heinous act are brought to justice.

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu, psc (+), mni, conducts an on-the-spot assessment at the scene of the incident and commiserates with the families of the deceased officers, assuring the public that the Command will continue to uphold its mandate.

“The task has not been an easy one. Still, in line with our constitutional mandate, we shall remain fierce, tireless, and relentless in our commitment to the safety and security of lives and property.”