The Zamfara Police Command says a police inspector earlier presumed killed in a bandit attack on Adabka village in Bukkuyum Local Government Area has been found alive.

Sources told Zagazola Makama that AP/No 287155 Insp. Utanga Micheal, reported missing during the Aug. 8 incident in which a Police Mobile Force personnel and a Civilian Joint Task Force member were killed, was rescued after spending five days hiding in the bush.

According to sources, a joint rescue team comprising police operatives, local vigilantes and residents of Adabka traced the officer to the fringes of the surrounding bushes, where he had evaded the attackers.

“He was handed over to the village head, who took him to Adabka Primary Health Care Centre for initial treatment before arrangements were made to refer him to the Federal Medical Centre, Gusau,” the sources said.

Sources said efforts were ongoing to recover missing arms, including riot gunners, taken during the attack. (Zagazola, excluding headline)