The Kaduna police command has confirmed the killing of two police officers along the Nnamdi Azikiwe road in Kaduna by unknown gunmen.

The police spokesperson in the state, Yakubu Sabo, who confirmed the killing in a statement on wednesday, said the victims died during a ”fierce gun duel with the gunmen”.

He also denied reports that the gunmen seized the weapons of the police officers.

“Two of our men were killed while five other policemen sustained gun injuries and are receiving treatment at a hospital in Kaduna. No arm was taken away by the attackers due to the ‘repelling gunpower of our men’. Some of the attackers escaped with injuries.

“They (suspects) quickly retreated and fled the scene. Detectives have been mobilised to the area with a view to track down the fleeing killers and bring them to justice,” he said.

According to him, the commissioner of police in the state is saddened by the incident and vowed to bring the perpetrators to book.