The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested and detained an Inspector, Nura Ahmad, for allegedly killing a 20-year-old man along Zamare-Yauri Road in Yauri Local Government Area of the state.
The Spokesperson of the command, Nafi’u Abubakar, made this known in a statement in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday.
He said the Inspector, attached to the Counter Terrorist Unit, Base 18, Zamfara State, but on stop and search duty along Zamare/Yauri Road, was arrested after he shot the man.
Abubakar said: “While on duty, he was confronted by one Ahmad Ibrahim, 20, of Yauri town.
“As a result, the said Police Inspector shot Ahmad Ibrahim on his chest and he was immediately rushed to General Hospital, Yauri for treatment, where a medical doctor confirmed him dead.”
In view of the ugly incident, Abubakar said that the Inspector had been arrested and detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Birnin Kebbi for discreet investigation.
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This, he said, was with a view to unravel the circumstances surrounding the confrontation and the unprofessional conduct of the Inspector.
“The command is using this medium to condole the immediate family, friends and well wishers of late Ahmad Ibrahim and prayed for his soul to have an eternal rest and give his family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss,” Abubakar prayed.
The Police Public Relations Officer assured members of the public that justice would be done in the investigation of the ugly incident, adding that its outcome would be made available in due course.