The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested four siblings over their alleged involvement in the killing of a private security guard during an attack on a farm in Jama’are Local Government Area of the state.
The incident, which reportedly occurred in the early hours of Sunday, March 15, left one guard dead and two others injured.
Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, noting that the attack was first reported by local hunters who alerted authorities to a violent invasion of the farm belonging to one Idris Waziri Kwamawa.
According to the statement, a Divisional Police Officer led a patrol team to the scene where one of the guards, identified as Bello Bura, 40, was found dead. Two other guards, Sani Hussaini, 32, and Gidado Mohammed, 32, both from Jadauvi village in Gamawa Local Government Area, sustained varying degrees of injuries.
The injured victims were immediately taken to the General Hospital, where a medical doctor confirmed the death of Bura, while the other two are currently receiving treatment. The remains of the deceased have since been released to his family for Islamic burial rites.
Habib added that six suspects were initially arrested in connection with the incident, but four of them—who are siblings—are currently being held for alleged culpable homicide.
The suspects were identified as Chidawa Ahmadu, 25; Adamu Ahmadu, 20; Usman Ahmadu, 15; and Yusuf Ahmadu, 22, all residents of Bediri Village in Jama’are LGA.
Items reportedly recovered from the suspects include three cutlasses, two sticks and a torchlight.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu, has urged residents to remain vigilant and report any suspicious movements to the nearest police formation or through the command’s emergency control room.
He assured that investigations are ongoing and that the suspects will be charged to court upon conclusion of inquiries.
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