Three Policemen serving at Fadan Karshi Outpost in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State were on Tuesday shot dead by unknown gunmen at a checkpoint between Fadan Karshi and Sabon Gida village.
the Vice-Chairman Sanga Local Government Council Alhaji Abubakar Abba, who confirmed the incident to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday said the bodies of the policemen have been deposited at the Gwantu General Hospital.
“Two Policemen died on the spot and the third one died on the way to the hospital,” he added.
Abba decried the increase in the wave of crime in the area and appealed to relevant security agencies to rise up to the challenge.
Also, the Deputy Police Public Relations Officer of Kaduna State Command, ASP Suleiman Abubakar, confirmed the incident.
Abubakar said that a statement would soon be issued on the development.