- Shiisu disclosed that the robbers shot dead a driver, one Hassan Garba and two passengers, identified as Garba Maiwake and Shehu Saidu.
At least three persons have lost their lives in what is believed to be a robbery incident in Jigawa, the police in the north west state have said.
The incident happened on Tuesday after the suspected robbers attacked Iggi village in Birninkudu LGA of the state and killed three locals.
The robbers came into the village through Iyayi in Bauchi State, according to a statement by the Police Public Relations (PPRO), DSP Lawan Shiisu.
He said: “Yesterday (Tuesday); at about 8 p.m., information was received from Iggi village that three gunmen were sighted on one motorcycle at Iyayi area of Bauchi State, approaching Iggi village of Birninkudu LGA through Babuwawa village.
“On receipt of the information, a patrol team was mobilised to the area and all security stakeholders were alerted, especially the vigilante.
“At about 10:15 p.m., a distress call was received from Warwade axis of Birninkudu that same gunmen had snatched a motorcycle from an unknown person”. Shiisu said the suspected robbers allegedly fired several shots at an oncoming vehicle conveying four passengers.
Shiisu disclosed that the robbers shot dead a driver, one Hassan Garba and two passengers, identified as Garba Maiwake and Shehu Saidu.
The spokesman said the corpses had been deposited at the morgue, Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Birninkudu, adding that the command had intensified patrol to arrest the fleeing suspects.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Hassan Garba recently retired from the Jigawa State Civil Service.
He was the former Managing Director, Jigawa State Housing Authority. (NAN)
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