The police command in Katsina says it rescued three kidnap victims after bandits attacked Gogalo village in Jibia LGA.
Mr Abubakar-Sadiq dismissed insinuations that the deceased was killed over religious issues.
A resident said the assailants stormed the estate at about 11:00 p.m. and immediately began to shoot into the air.
The bandits overpowered the police patrol team in a fierce gun encounter that eventually led to his death and that of another officer.
The suspects said that they produce the fake currency with mercury bought mercury from Kebbi.
