A police officer identified as PC Ahmed Tukur has gone missing in Katsina State after signing out a service rifle for duty.
According to intelligence sources quoted by security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, on Thursday, the incident occurred on November 23, 2025, when Tukur, attached to the Danmusa Division, reported for duty at about 6 p.m. and signed out an AK-47 rifle with breech number 13492 for standby duty.
It was revealed that after the officer collected the weapon, he left the station for an unknown location and has not been seen since.
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The report added that all efforts to contact him, including visits to his residence and reaching out to relatives, have yielded no clues about his whereabouts.
A police source stated that the command has launched sustained efforts to trace the officer and recover the missing rifle, describing the situation as “a serious operational and security concern.”