迈杜古里11月3日电 - 当地民兵官员周二告诉路透社,袭击者在尼日利亚西北部扎姆法拉州伏击一支警察车队,造成至少八名安全部队人员死亡,该地区绑架和袭击事件频发。
MAIDUGURI, Nov 3 - Attackers killed at least eight security personnel in an ambush on a police convoy in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara state on Tuesday, local vigilante officials told Reuters, in a region where kidnappings and attacks are common.
扎姆法拉社区保卫队(CPG)指挥官拉瓦尔·哈鲁纳表示,死者包括五名警察和三名扎姆法拉社区保卫队成员,该民兵组织由州政府支持,协助安保行动。
• The dead included five police officers and three members of the Zamfara Community Protection Guard (CPG), a state-backed vigilante outfit supporting security operations, said vigilante commandant Lawal Haruna
社区保卫队成员阿布巴卡尔·伊萨说,袭击发生在特萨费地方政府区的吉丹-吉耶村附近。
• Abubakar Isa, a member of the CPG, said the attackers struck near Gidan-Giye village in Tsafe Local Government Area
伊萨称,袭击者向一辆载有安保小组的15座巴士开火,摧毁了该车辆。
• Isa said the attackers fired on a 15-seater bus carrying the security team, destroying the vehicle
根据警方声明,警方后来找回了五名警官的遗体,救出了其他七人,并将两名受伤警官送往医院治疗。
• Police later recovered the bodies of five officers, rescued seven others and evacuated two wounded officers for treatment, according to a police statement
警方表示,袭击者缴获了五支AK-47步枪。一名警官告诉路透社,袭击者绑架了一些警官,但当局尚未确认仍有多少人失踪。
• Police said the attackers seized five AK-47 rifles. A police officer told Reuters the attackers abducted some officers, though authorities have yet to confirm how many remain missing
另一名警官告诉路透社,土匪绑架了一些警官并将他们带往一个未透露的地点。
• A separate police officer told Reuters that the bandits abducted some officers and took them to an undisclosed location REUTERS