Police Probe Soldiers’ Alleged Shooting Of Police Constable

The Bauchi State Police Command has launched an probe into the sidesplitting of a Police Constable, Ukasha Muhammed, allegedly changeable dormant by soldiers during a patrol cognition successful the Bayan Gari country of Bauchi metropolis.

In a connection yesterday, the command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, said the incidental occurred connected October 10, erstwhile a patrol squad led by Inspector Hussaini Samaila came nether onslaught successful beforehand of Padimo Hotel.

According to him, 1 of the patrol members, Constable Ukasha Muhammed (F/No 533164), was assaulted by 2 individuals.

He added that the remaining members of the constabulary squad responded swiftly, resulting successful the apprehension of 1 suspect, portion the different escaped from the scene.

The arrested fishy was aboriginal identified arsenic Private Usman Mubarak (23NA/84/5346), a worker attached to the STF Operation Safe Haven successful Jos, Plateau State.

CSP Wakil explained that later, 2 different soldiers, Private Yakubu Yahuza (23NA/85/10185) and Private Godspower Gabriel (23NA/84/5654), some partially dressed successful subject uniforms and equipped with rifles, arrived astatine the country and opened occurrence connected the patrol team, fatally shooting Constable Ukasha successful the thorax earlier fleeing.

The injured serviceman was rushed to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), wherever helium was aboriginal pronounced dormant by aesculapian personnel. His remains person been deposited astatine the infirmary mortuary.

The bid said the 2 suspects, Privates Yakubu Yahuza and Godspower Gabriel, person been arrested and are presently successful constabulary custody.

Commissioner of Police, CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu, has constituted a squad of homicide investigators to behaviour a thorough and nonrecreational probe aimed astatine ensuring justness is served.

He urged each unit to stay calm and let owed process to instrumentality its course, portion ordering an autopsy to find the nonstop origin of death.

The commissioner commiserated with the household of the precocious constable and prayed for the repose of his soul, saying: