The police in Bauchi State have arrested three suspects for killing an officer in the Darazo Local Council of the state. Spokesperson for the Command, Ahmed Wakil, in a statement, said the officer, Bala Nazifi Magaji, was gruesomely murdered in Konkiyel village of Darazo Local Council on July 25, while on official duty.

He said three suspects were arrested during an investigation by the Command. He said: “They are: Aminu Mohammed, a.k.a Kangado, ‘m’, 35, of Anguwar Sarkin Baka Konkiyel village (the principal suspect); Abdullahi Abubakar, a.k.a Duna, ‘m’, 23, of Bakin Kasuwa, Konkiyel village;Balarabe Abubakar, ‘m’, 34, while six others are at large.”

Wakil said all the suspects have confessed to the gruesome killing of the officer with a machete and sticks. “One of the suspects, Aminu Mohammed, in his confession, narrated that they took advantage of the dark hour and stabbed the officer multiple times in the back with a machete.

“Other accomplices used stones and sticks to hit the officer on the head. As a result, he sustained multiple injuries and lost so much blood.

“The officer was evacuated to the General Hospital in Darazo, where he was certified dead by a medical doctor. Meanwhile, investigations into the case are ongoing, while efforts aimed at arresting other members of the gang, who are still at large, are being intensified.”