DUTSE – Despite the introduction of Tactical Operation
Checkpoint by the Jigawa state police command to check the
incessant robbery, unidentified gunmen have snatched one
of the official vehicles belonging to Jigawa state governor,
Sule Lamido.
Confirming the incident in Dutse, the state capital, Police
Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Abdu Jinjiri
said Jigawa state police command received the news of a
staff vehicle belonging to government house, “at exactly 9pm
a Toyata Land cruiser V8 driven by one Auwalu Mohammed
was snatched at gunpoint by unidentified robbers.
The command according to the spokesman has drafted its
men across the state to track the stolen vehicle, while the
driver, Auwalu Mohammed has been arrested and been
interrogated by the state criminal investigation department
(CID).
Vanguard reports that cases of vehicles robbery has become
order of the day in Jigawa state as people from neighboring
states and countries bombards the state capital, Dutse and
steal vehicles especially those belonging to government and
civil servants working in the state civil service and other
private individual.
Meanwhile, DSP Abdu Jinjiri debunked a romour in
speculation that the command has ordered for the closure
of all viewing centers across the state, saying police
authority has no such jurisdiction. “The law has not
guarantee the police to make such move, is beyond our
control”.
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