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A Police Inspector who was a member of the Safer Highway Police Federal Roads Patrol has been killed by gunmen who attacked one of their bases in Nabordo, Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
Reports have it that a civilian who was visiting the base was also shot and killed by the gunmen, though the motive behind the attack was scanty as of the time of filing this report.
Confirming the incident, Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ahmed Wakili, said “It is true. One of the bases of the highway patrols in the state stationed at Nabordo village on the Jos-Bauchi highway was attacked and two people, a Police Inspector and a civilian were shot and killed by the gunmen.”
A police inspector identified as Muktar Ibrahim has been killed in Bauchi State.
Ibrahim and one of his friends were shot dead when gunmen opened fire at the Safer Highways base of the Nigerian Police in Nabordo, Toro Local Government Area of the State.
His deceased friend was identified as Uba Sama’ila, the son of the Ward Head of Nabordo.
Spokesman of the Bauchi Police Command, Ahmed Wakili, confirmed the incident, saying it happened on Saturday night.
He said the commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, has deployed more patrol teams in the area.
Over 10 policemen have been killed in the line of duty in the last two weeks.
Hajara Aliyu
Gunmen have attacked the Safer Highways base of the Nigerian Police in Nabordo, Toro Local Government Area, killing two persons.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakili, confirmed the incident to Channels Television on Sunday via a telephone interview.
He said the attack was carried out on Saturday night on men of the safer highways who patrol Bauchi-Jos road.
Following the attack, a policeman identified as Inspector Muktar Ibrahim was shot dead and a civilian also identified as the son of the Ward Head of Nabordo, Uba Sama’ila, who had gone to visit the inspector was also killed in the attack.