»Police, Ali Kwara team kill armed robber, recover arms(Bauchi):


Men of the Bauchi State Police Command in conjunction with the Inspector General of Police Anti Robbery team attached to armed robbers hunter, Ali Kwara, have killed a suspected armed robber and recovered arms from him in Bauchi.

The state Police Public Relations Officer DSP Haruna Mohammed stated this yesterday while briefing newsmen in Bauchi.

He said police received intelligence report that a gang of armed robbers numbering about five attacked Mrs Adah Gboyi of Tudun Wada ring road in Jos Plateau State.

He added that they tied her up and made away with her Toyota Highlander Jeep with registration number Lagos LND 950 BJ and three handsets. He added that the vehicle was tracked to Bauchi.

“Police from the command and those attached to Ali Kwara laid ambush at Zaranda Area. On sighting the police, the hoodlums engaged us in a shootout during which one of the gunmen died. Others escaped with bullet wounds. Police recovered the stolen vehicle, one AK 47 riffle with No.KO.35-6371, one locally made pistol,55 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition, five cartridges and one magazine,” he said.
Mohammed appealed to members of the public to report anyone seen with bullet wounds to the nearest police station.



»Police intercept vehicle with arms, ammunition in Gombe:

The Gombe State Police Command has arres-ted a vehicle with ammunition near Wuro Juli along Bypass area of Gombe metropolis.

Speaking to Daily Trust yesterday, the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Fwaje Atajiri, said two armed robbery suspects, Aliyu Mohammed and Mohammed Umar, were arrested with one AK 47, 28 live ammunition and two magazines.

Atajiri said the arrest followed concerted efforts by the police to ensure that Gombe is free of criminal activities.
“As I am talking to you, an operation order has been drawn up for the Sallah celebration and we are ensuring that the order will be followed religiously,” he said.

The PPRO said the state Commissioner of Police Kudu Abdullahi Nma has warned all Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers and all officers under his command to work hard and ensure a hitch free Sallah celebration.

“It is our sacred mandate that people live peacefully and in an orderly manner,” he said.


»Police wade into farmers, herdsmen clash in Taraba:

Intervention by the Taraba police at the weekend nipped in the bud what would have been a bloody clash between some farmers and herdsmen on the Mambilla Plateau in Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State.
Taraba Police Commissioner Jubril Adeniji said trouble started in Tep village when a group of farmers allegedly attacked a Fulani settlement and killed 20 cows.


Adeniji said some farmers allegedly encroached into a grazing area belonging to one Alhaji Abdullahi Ardo Sanda, a herdsman, and attempted to take over the grazing area forcefully.


He said arguments ensued between the herdsman and a group of farmers who later attacked and killed some of his cattle.


The police commissioner said the situation was brought under control when a detachment of policemen was mobilised to the area to make arrests, including the village head, Jauro Hamidu Tep, who was alleged to have masterminded the invasion.
According to him, all those arrested in connection with the attack have been transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Jalingo for further investigation, while the police are still on the trail of those at large.


Chairman of Sardauna Local Government Dr. David Jedua said security operatives have been deployed to the area to maintain the peace while a peace and dialogue committee to be headed by himself has been set up by the council to wade into the crisis to prevent it from degenerating.

Sources: dailytrust

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