The Katsina State Police Command has confirmed that terrorists dressed in Hijab attacked a police post in Saki Jiki village, Batsari Local Government Area of the state and killed one officer, injuring another.

The Katsina Police Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Aliyu, who made this known in a statement issued on Friday, said that the incident occurred at 8pm on Thursday.

The police spokesperson however said that the police were already on top of the situation at the duty post.

Aliyu said, “Yesterday (Thursday) at about 8 pm, some suspected armed bandits, deceitfully dressed in hijab, attacked officers at their duty post situated in Saki Jiki village of Batsari Local Government Area.

“The officers responded bravely and successfully repelled the attack. However, one officer lost his life and another was injured as a result of the attack.

Further development will be communicated in due course please.”

This comes amid recent terrorists renewed attacks in the state with Batsari Local Government Area experiencing at least two attacks within the week.

Last week, bandits also attacked Kukar Babangida village in Jibia Local Government Area of the state and killed nine residents including the village head.

Also, on Sunday, it was reported that bandits abducted three students of a private University in the state.