About 100 gunmen dressed in army camouflage attacked Gidan Madi town of Tangaza local government area in the state, engaging police in a gunfight early Thursday, Sadiq Abubakar, a police spokesman, told the press.

Police authorities confirmed Aliyu Bello, head of the divisional police headquarters in the town, and Muhammad Abdullahi, a senior inspector, were killed in the attack.

A team of senior police officers has been drafted to investigate the incident, Abubakar added.