Gunmen kill three police officers in Nigeria's northwestern state of Katsina

Three police officers have been killed and two others wounded after suspected armed gang members ambushed a routine patrol in northwest Nigeria's Katsina state on Tuesday. Three police officers were killed and two others wounded when suspected armed gang members ambushed a routine patrol in northwest Nigeria's Katsina state on Tuesday, the police said on Wednesday. The attack adds to recent incidents , including mass kidnappings by armed gangs operating from forest hideouts. Katsina police spokesperson Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu said the officers came under heavy fire at about 11:44 GMT along the Guga-Bakori road while on patrol. The team "responded bravely,” repelling the assault, but lost three officers in the shootout, Aliyu said in a statement. Two wounded officers are being treated at a nearby hospital, he said.