Gunmen kill three villagers in Bauchi
12 May 2022 |
2:33 am
Residents of Yadagungume in Burra, Ningi Local Council of Bauchi State are currently in panic as gunmen invaded the Community and killed three people.
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Residents of Yadagungume in Burra, Ningi Local Council of Bauchi State are currently in panic as gunmen invaded the Community and killed three people.
A resident of the area, Sadam Mato, told The Guardian that three victims were killed and had been buried in the community. Spokesperson for the State’s Police Command, Superintendent of Police (SP), Ahmed Wakil, who confirmed this development, said one person was receiving treatment.
He said the incident that occurred at about 02:00hours was reported to the Police on Wednesday, at about 5.00a.m.
“Some unknown gunmen invaded Yadagungume village, shot two people one Shuaibu Sani, 25 and one Ruwa Ali, 35, all males, living in Limi village via Sama Ward, while one Yusuf Sani, 30 of Yadagungume, sustained bullet wounds on his body and was rushed to General Hospital Ningi, he is presently on admission receiving treatment.,” he said.
Also, unknown gunmen have abducted a 26-year-old Shuaibu Bala of the same Yadagungume and whisked him to an unknown destination.
Wakil said the Command received a distress call and the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Burra Division led a team of policemen and went to the scene of the crime, where 13 empty shells of AK-47 were recovered, while the suspects are still at large.
He also stressed that two corpses were taken to a hospital in Yadagungume for medical examination, where they were certified dead by a medical doctor and their remains released to their families for burial.
“One of the victims I mentioned above was kidnapped and later found with a bullet wound on his body. He too, his corpse was taken to the hospital, we are still waiting for his medical report.”
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Umar Mamman Sanda, has directed the Area Commander and the DPO Burra to intensify efforts to see that perpetrators of the act are arrested and made to face the full wrath of the law,” he added.
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