BEVERLY HILLS, March 15, (THEWILL) – A police patrol team in Bauchi State was on Saturday, attacked along the Bauchi-Jos highway by unknown gunmen, leaving two victims dead.
According to a statement by the spokesman for the Bauchi State Police Command, Superintendent (SP) Ahmad Wakil, a 35-year-old Inspector and a 33-year old man lost their lives in the incident.
“The Bauchi State Command regrets to announce that on Saturday, 13th of March 2021, at about 2130hrs, an attack was unleashed on the Nabordo Safer Highway Patrol Axis on police officers patrolling the Bauchi–Jos road, by unknown gunmen.
“The incident, which was indeed a very unfortunate one, resulted in the death of a police officer, Insp. Mukhtar Ibrahim, Male, 35 yrs, who was shot dead by his assailants.
“One Uba Samaila, Civilian, Male, a 33-year-old, a resident of Nabordo town, was also hit by a stray bullet, but later died at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital (ATBH), while receiving treatment,” Wakil said.
According to him, the service rifle of the deceased had been recovered by the police and the corpses of the victims released to their families.
The police spokesman said that more patrol teams had been deployed to the area and that the security men had begun a Stop and Search operation, with a view to tracking down the assailants.
Wakiil said that calm had since been restored in the area.
He added that the State Police Commissioner, CP Sylvester Alabi, expressed his regrets over the ugly incident and had condoled with the bereaved families.
Wakil said the Commissioner had also ordered a full-scale investigation of the attack.
“Our resilience as enforcers of the law has been tested by these criminals. But our resolve remains firm and resolute in fishing them out and serving justice adequately,” he said.
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