The Katsina State Police Command said it had begun investigation into the attack on policemen by some hoodlums that led to the death of one person in Katsina
The Commissioner of Police, Mr Shehu Umar-Nadada, stated this in a statement through the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah, on Saturday in Katsina.
“That a group of Kauraye syndicate, armed with dangerous weapons, grouped themselves in a tumultuous manner, causing apprehension in the area.”“On arrival, the team came under serious attack by the miscreants who were armed with dangerous weapons such as cutlasses, machetes, knives, sticks and daggers.
“The officer fired him on the right finger, where the bullet ricocheted and hit one Muhammad Aliyu, 16-year-old and Muhammad Jawad, a nine-year-old, both residents of Sabuwar-Unguwa. The Police spokesman further said two other suspects, DJ Abubakar Abubakar, 22; and Abubakar Hassan, 21, were also arrested in connection with the incident.Isah revealed that in the course of scanning the scene, a Police Patrol Vehicle – Golf, and two patrol motorcycles were damaged by the miscreants.
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