Gunmen Murder Four, Abduct One In Bauchi Community

Unidentified gunmen have murdered four persons at Gambar Sabon-Layi community in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State.

This was even as the gunmen also abducted one person during the attack on Sunday morning at about 2:00 a.m.

Public Relations Officer of Bauchi Police Command, SP Ahmad Wakil confirmed the incident on Sunday.

He hinted that gunmen attacked the community in the early hours of Sunday, 22nd January and abducted one other person.

Wakil stated that the Commissioner of Police, Aminu Alhassan had ordered discreet investigation to arrest the culprits.

“A distress call was received by the command on the 22nd January 2023 at about 3:45 a.m, indicating that on the same date at about 2:00 a.m, some unknown gunmen invaded Gambar Sabon-Layi village and attacked innocent residents.

“On receiving the report, detectives of the command drafted to the scene led by the DPO of Tafawa Balewa Divisional Police Headquarters, evacuated the victims to the Tafawa Balewa General Hospital for medical treatment,” he said.

Meanwhile, the operatives of the command on Sunday uncovered an armoury of suspected kidnappers at Tudun Wada community in Liman Katagum Local Government Area in the state.

He said that the recovery was made possible through credible intelligence.

Wakil noted that the police recovered three AK-47 rifles, one LAR rifle, 49 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, nine AK-47 magazines, one pair of army camouflage jacket, and a pair of police camouflage trouser.

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