The Katsina State Police Command has arrested 43 rioters who burnt down the Police Border Control Post, Nigerian Immigration Service Control Post and privately owned vehicles at Daddara village in the state.
This was disclosed in a statement by the spokesman of the Command, SP Gambo Isah.
It was learnt that at about 8:30am on Monday, the Command received a report that some disgruntled youths and adults, mainly from Daddara village, Jibia Local Government Area of the state, came out in their numbers to riot and protest.
Isah said the angry protesters were reported to have blocked the Katsina-Jibia Highway, exactly at Dadda village, smashing and destroying vehicles of security agencies and that of innocent citizens using the road.
He said: “One Police Border Patrol Van, one Volkswagen Gulf III motor vehicle belonging to the officer in charge of the police border post, two AK 47 rifles belonging to Joint Border Drill Forces, one Ak 47 rifle and a pistol belonging to Police Mounted troops were also set ablaze during the riot.”
According to the spokesman, the rioters also smashed and damaged the windscreen of many vehicles of innocent commuters passing through the highway.
Isah said the Command swiftly deployed teams of Police Mobile Force and conventional units to the area and they have succeeded in arresting those found rioting.
He added: “The teams have brought the situation under control as normalcy has returned to the area. But sadly one person lost his life during the fracas. Investigation revealed that, the riot was purportedly sponsored by smugglers and their agents targeting joint border patrol personnel and their facilities.”
Isah also said investigation was ongoing with a view to arresting more perpetrators and bring their sponsors to book.
Isah stated that the Commissioner of Police in the state, Sanusi Buba, has promised to bring all perpetrators to book to serve as deterrent to others.
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