In Bauchi, the state police command has confirmed that gunmen opened fire at aVectra vehicle along Bogoro/Tafawa Balewa road killing a female occupant
A press release signed by the Bauchi state police commissioner, Ikechwukwu Aduba said that within the week, two persons were killed by hoodlums in that Bogoro/Tafawa Balewa axis of the state
He said "the vehicle caught fire and one of the female occupants, Lovina Olugwei died in the inferno while the driver of the vehicle is currently receiving treatment in a Medical Centre."
The police commissioner also disclosed that on the same fateful day at Ginzum Bogoro within the same Tafawa Balewa axis, gun men opened fire and killed one Hassan Maigoro.
Aduba said that the killings occurred not long after the violent invasion of Tafawa Balewa by gunmen in which heavy casualties were recorded.
The police CP decried the violent silent killings going on between ethnic groups in the area and appealed to the residents to sheathe their swords.
"We are therefore appealing to the warring parties to sheath their swords and give peace a chance and allow the state to move forward," he said.
The CP assured of the command's commitment to ensure safety of lives and property within the state attributing the sharp increase in violent crimes to influx of hoodlums from neighboring states.
The police boss revealed that the command has launched the Operation Safe Haven to re-strategize its proactive crime prevention measures.
H said, "Our 24 hours round the clock anti patrols have been reinvigorated to meet up with the prevailing security challenges and these have recorded some remarkable successes with the arrests today (February 23) at about 1430 hrs of two armed robbery suspects by the patrol team of township divisional police headquarters"
Aduba disclosed that the items recovered from the suspects were a motorcycle with registration number KR-002 BAU, one knife and nokia handset
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