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Terrorists Kill Five Nigerian Soldiers, One Police Inspector In Zamfara Ambush, Others Injured

At least five military personnel, including Inspector Aliyu Ibrahim of 1 PMF Kaduna, were shot dead in an ambush by terrorists, locally dubbed as bandits on Monday in Zamfara State.

According to a press statement received from the 1 PMF Kaduna attached to Operation Fansan Yamma (OPFYM) in Gusau, the officers were on pass and travelling to Gusau from Bingi Kwatarkwashi in Kwatarkwashi Local Government Area when the attack occurred.

The statement said, “On reaching Gidan Goni Village via Kwatarkwashi, officers were ambushed and attacked by armed bandits. Inspector Ibrahim and five soldiers were shot dead while some yet-to-be-identified personnel sustained injuries.”

The victims and the deceased were rushed to Yeriman Bakura Specialist Hospital, Gusau, where the injured received treatment, and the corpses were deposited in the hospital morgue.

The statement added, “The squadron is in touch with police component OPFY Gusau to convey the corpse to Kaduna for a befitting burial.”

Authorities have urged residents to “remain calm” as further details of the incident are awaited.

The wireless statement reads:

“GOOD EVENING SIR X SITREP X 19/01/2026 X FOLLOWING MESSAGE RECEIVED FROM UC 1 PMF DEPLOYED TO ZAMFARA AND ATTACHED TO OPERATION FANSAN YAMMA OPFYM GUSAU x ZAMFARA STATE X REGRETABLY BE INFORMED THAT X TODAY MONDAY X BEING 19/1/2026 AT ABOUT 0830HRS X AP NO.328102 INSP ALIYU IBRAHIM FROM 1 PMF KADUNA X AND SOME MILITARY PERSONNEL WERE ON PASS AND ARE ON THEIR WAY TO GUSAU ON FROM THEIR LOCATION IN BINGI KWATARKWASHI LGA ZAMFARA STATE X ON REACHING GIDAN GONI VILLAGE VIA KWATARKWASHI X OFFICERS WERE AMBUSHED AND ATTACKED BY ARMED BANDITS X INSPR IBRAHIM X AND FIVE SOLDIERS WERE SHOT DEAD X WHILE SOME YET TO BE IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL SUSTAINED INJURIES X VICTIMS AND CORPSES WERE RUSHED TO YERIMAN BAKURA SPECIALIST HOSPITAL GUSAU X FOR TREATMENT AND THEIR CORPSES WERE DEPOSITED IN THE HOSPITAL MORGUE X MORE DETAILS ON THE INCIDENT WILL BE COMMUNICATED YOURS X AREA REMAIN CALM X ENDS X THE SQUADRON IS IN TOUCH WITH POLICE COMPONENT OPFY GUSAU X TO CONVEY THE CORPSE TO KADUNA FOR A BEFITTING BURIAL X ABOVE FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND FURTHER DIRECTIVES X PLEASE X C/ O 1 PMF KADUNA XXXXX.”

SaharaReporters had reported days ago that at least seven people were reported killed and three others abducted in a bandits attack on a border community in Sokoto State, while a separate suspected improvised explosive device (IED) explosion left five persons seriously injured in neighbouring Zamfara State on Thursday.

In Sokoto, bandits stormed Kyara village in Sabon Birni Local Government Area in the early hours of that day, killing seven residents and kidnapping three others.

The village, located near the Niger Republic border, is said to be remote and without mobile phone network coverage the report noted.

Sources said the attackers, who were reportedly in large numbers and armed with sophisticated weapons, invaded the community at about 4am, firing sporadically and causing panic among residents.

"Seven villagers were shot dead during the raid, while two others sustained gunshot injuries. An unspecified number of livestock were also rustled by the attackers," a source had said.

The Lagos State Government has issued a warning to residents following reports of fuel scooping from a fallen tanker at the Tincan–Liverpool Bridge area of Apapa.

The warning came after a diesel tanker overturned on the bridge, inward Mile 2, causing fuel to spill and blocking traffic along the busy corridor.

In an urgent situation report on Monday, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, LASEMA, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed that the tanker was leaking fuel and that emergency responders had been deployed to the scene.

“Our attention has been brought to a fallen tanker at the above location, which is leaking fuel. All emergency responders have been activated and are en route to the location,” the statement read.

LASEMA cautioned members of the public against dangerous behaviour around the incident scene.

“Members of the public are urged to exercise EXTREME CAUTION to avoid any secondary incident from scooping product or lighting any flame near the area,” the agency warned.

Motorists were also advised to avoid the axis.

“Motorists are advised to take alternative routes. Disaster management plan has been activated. Updates to follow,” the statement added.

Videos circulating on social media showed residents scooping diesel from the fallen tanker despite the obvious risk.

Also reacting, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority confirmed that the tanker was loaded with diesel and that the spill was spreading on the bridge due to damage to the tank.

“There’s a fallen tanker loaded with diesel on top Liverpool Bridge inward Mile 2. The diesel is spreading on the bridge as a result of the damaged tank,” LASTMA said in a statement on its official X handle.

The authority said security agencies had been alerted and traffic diverted to reduce the risk to commuters.

“Men of Nigerian Police Force from Area B and other safety agencies have been swiftly notified. Traffic has been diverted to that other side of the bridge for safety measures,” the statement said.

LASTMA urged motorists to comply with traffic officials on ground.


“Please adhere strictly to all instructions from the traffic managers,” it added.

Authorities have continued to warn that scooping fuel from accident scenes poses serious risks, including fire outbreaks and loss of lives, as emergency agencies work to contain the situation at the bridge.