By Mohammed Nasir Shuaibu (Bauchi State Correspondent) Bauchi State Police Commissioner, Alhassan Aminu, has ordered for a full-scale investigation into the cause of public peace disturbances in Bogoro local government area council of Bauchi State.
Accordingly, the CP warn the people against any knee-jerk reaction and appeals for calm as normalcy is restored in the affected area.
The CP's warning was contained in a statement on Sunday April 16, 2023 by the Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, a Superintendent of Police, and made available to journalists in Bauchi.
According to the statement "On 15/04/2023 at about 1900hrs, the Bauchi State Police Command received a distress call over ongoing skirmishes in the Bogoro area of the State.
"Preliminary investigation reveals that the communal clash in Sang village of Bogoro LGA emanated from the coronation of the Hamlet Head of Sang. Some irate youth with different functions protested against the coronation.
"Consequently, this resulted in an attack on innocent citizens, as the irate youths set 64 houses, 3 motorcycles and Properties worth millions of Naira ablaze.
"One person by the name of Apollos Danlami 70 years was killed in the incident while a certain Naemiya Bature 65 years and some other people were injured in the fracas.
"The Command deployed Police operatives comprising Tactical teams,(RRS)Rapid Response Squad and Operation Restore Peace swiftly responded to the distress call and their effort brought the situation under control.
"The area is relatively peaceful for now, and security measures have been reinforced in and around Bogoro LGA as the safety of the citizens remains the highest priority of the Command while a work round-the-clock to keep harm at bay.
"Also, visibility Patrol is ongoing to keep maintain public peace and order. The CP has directed DPO Bogoro to commence a discrete investigation in earnest to unravel the circumstances that led to this turmoil.
"Furthermore, concerted efforts have been intensified in a bid to arrest the perpetrators of this dastardly act to face the full wrath of the law", the statement stressed. NNL.
