NARATHIWAT — 17 October 2026, Two gunmen ambushed and killed a 58-year-old marine police officer in Narathiwat, firing four shots from an M16 rifle before stealing his 9mm pistol and mobile phone and fleeing into a rubber plantation.
Pol. Lt. Col. Usaman Nimayu, a deputy inspector with Marine Police Station 3, Subdivision 7, was shot at around 23:55 on Highway 4060 near Ban Jerae in Sao Wo subdistrict, Rueso district, police said.
Investigators examining the scene on the morning of 18 October found four spent 5.56mm cartridge cases, consistent with ammunition used in an M16 rifle, along the road and roadside, as well as bloodstains. They also found signs of disturbed branches in dense roadside vegetation believed to have been used as a hiding place.
According to the initial investigation, Usaman had visited a relative’s home about 400 metres from his own residence to help prepare for a traditional circumcision ceremony. He was riding his white-and-pink Honda Scoopy motorcycle home when he was attacked, about 50 metres after leaving the relative’s house.
The two gunmen allegedly emerged from thick vegetation beside a rubber plantation and fired four shots at him. After he fell, one attacker searched his body and took his 9mm pistol, which was tucked into his waist, along with his mobile phone. Both suspects then fled into the plantation.
Police and other security personnel are collecting forensic evidence and pursuing leads to identify the suspects and recover the stolen weapon and phone.
Usaman’s body was taken to Rueso Hospital before his family collected it for religious rites. He was buried at Ban Jerae cemetery on the night of 17 October, with relatives and local residents mourning his sudden death.