In the Nigerian state of Benue, three police officers died as a result of an armed attack, seven more were captured. This is stated in a statement by a public relations representative Benjamin Hundeein.
, according to him, the attack occurred in the AGU area, where a group of unknown armed persons ambushed the police. Additional security forces were sent to the place, six suspects have already been detained.
Nigeria has been faced with the activation of armed gangs in recent years, as well as the attacks of the Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorist groups associated with the deAsh. In addition, the country’s abductions are widespread in order to buy out: armed groups often attack villages, schools and passengers in the north of the country, despite the fact that such crimes are provided for the death penalty.