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Gunmen attack police station in Bayelsa, kill DPO, 3 others

Gunmen attack police station in Bayelsa, kill DPO, 3 others
By Christian Ogbonna
Attack
Yenagoa, July 1, 2019 (NAN) Suspected gunmen on Monday invaded Agudama-Ekpetiama police station in Yenagoa Local Government of Bayelsa, killing four police personnel on duty.
The Police Public Relation Officer, Bayelsa Command, SP Asinim Butswat, confirmed the incident.
“Yes, the police is aware of the incident, we are preparing a statement, as soon as it is ready we’ll get back to you,” Butswat told newsmen.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the officers killed during the attack included the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), a pregnant policewoman and two policemen who were on duty.
A source who preferred anonymity also told journalists that the suspected gunmen stormed the police station at the early hours of Monday (July 1) and started shooting sporadically.
“No civilian was killed during the attack because there were no detainees in the cell of the station.
“The attack happened at about 2.15 a.m in the morning of Monday and lasted for about an hour.
“We saw that several guns, ammunitions and police uniforms were carted away by the gunmen,” the source said.
NAN also reports that the corpses of the officers killed have been taken to the Federal Medical Centre in Yenagoa by men of the force. (NAN)
OOC/MST
Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Defence/Security

DPO, girlfriend arrested over death of housemaid in Katsina State

DPO, girlfriend arrested over death of housemaid in Katsina State

By Zubairu Idris
Murder
Katsina, June 22, 2019 (NAN) The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) attached to Mashi Local Government, Mr Garba Talawai, and his girlfriend, Sadiyya Alhaji Danyaya, over the death of their 16-year-old housemaid.

The command said this in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah, and made available to newsmen on Saturday in Katsina.

“A councillor in Mashi local government, Abubakar Haruna, reported to the DPO Garba Talawai that a corpse was seen at a bush path in Mashi.

“The DPO and his team went to the place and evacuated the corpse which was deposited at Mashi Primary Healthcare Centre.

“Later, the corpse was identified as that of Rabi Abdullahi, 16, a housemaid to one Sadiyya Alhaji Danyaya, a girlfriend of the DPO.

“Some health personnel on duty also identified the corpse as having being brought previous day to the health facility by the DPO and another policeman where it was confirmed death in Toyota Carina II, red in colour, identified as the car of the DPO,” he said.

He said that investigations indicated that the said Sadiyya reported to the DPO that the teenage girl was missing two days ago after she rebuked her for carrying unwanted pregnancy and sleeping outside the house.

“Preliminary investigations indicted the DPO for concealment of facts on the possible cause of death of the deceased,” he said.

The PPRO said that the commissioner of police has already directed for a thorough, meticulous and comprehensive investigation on the matter.

He further said that both the DPO and his girlfriend were helping detectives to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death of the deceased.

He said that another DPO has already been posted to the area as his replacement.

“The commissioner of police, Sanusi Buba, assures the parents of the deceased and the public that the command will not leave any stone unturned until justice is done in the matter,” he said. (NAN)
ZI/MST
Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola