The Bauchi State Police Command, on Thursday, confirmed the death of two individuals in the state.
The command, in a press release signed by its spokesman, Ahmed Wakil, said the police received a distress call from Gwallameji that a group of hunters led by Commander Saidu Musa, ‘M’ 49-year-old armed with machetes and guns, were at the area to apprehend an unidentified person following a complaint by one Ibrahim Lado, a resident of Hajiya Amina Lodge Gwallameji and residents mistook them for armed robbers and responded forcefully, overpowering and injuring them.
“Therefore, one of the hunters, Nasiru Adam, ‘M’, a 27-year-old resident of Tani-Yola, sustained severe injuries. Despite being rushed to ATBUTH for medical attention, Adam was pronounced dead by a medical doctor.
“Also, three of their motorcycles were burnt,” Wakil said.
Similarly, the command said that on Tuesday, June 2, during a reprisal attack by a rival group of hoodlums known as ‘Yan Tokara’ in the metropolis one Rabiu Shehu was killed.
“The attack led to the death of Rabiu Shehu, also known as Rambo, a 21-year-old resident of Muda Lawal, Bauchi.
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“He was attacked and stabbed in the stomach and neck by an unknown person suspected to be a member of the rival group in the Bakin Kura area.
“Despite being taken to the Specialists Hospital, Bauchi for medical examination, he was confirmed dead by a medical doctor,” the PPRO stated.
According to Wakil, the command has directed tactical commanders, area commanders, and DPOs to thoroughly search the state to apprehend these criminals, stating that a discreet investigation has been ordered to uncover the circumstances leading to the deaths of the two individuals.
The PPRO said, “There is a heavy deployment of officers throughout the night, and every corner of the state will be thoroughly searched to ensure the arrest of those responsible.”
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