The command in a statement signed by its police public relations officer, Bright Edafe disclosed that policemen attached to Bomadi Divisional patrol team, while on stop and search duty along Bomadi-Tuomo road on Friday, October 1, intercepted a cyclist carrying a suspected armed robber.
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Police spokesman, DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, who confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday, in Yola, added that the incident occurred on Aug. 26 in Song Local Government Area of the state.
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to provide logistics and financial resources to the Armed Forces to enable them to engage and train local vigilantes in the fight against insurgency.
Taraba police command on Tuesday said it had apprehended three suspects in connection with the killing of three policemen and two vigilantes in the state.