About 60 suspected hoodlums armed with dangerous weapons have killed an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Ibrahim Abdullahi, and injured 3 other officers in Lafiya Lamurde Adamawa state.
The deceased and other victims were attacked by the hoodlums while trying to effect arrest of some suspects accused of criminal conspiracy and theft in the wee hours of today.
Already, the Commissioner of Police, CP Aliyu Adamu Alhaji,has ordered for thorough investigation into the incident, and however commiserated with the family of late ASP and other officers.
A statement by the Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO), DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, and made available to newsmen in Yola on Saturday, said that between 12:00pm and 1:00am, the Command's operatives attached to Numan Division while in Lafiya to effect arrest were attacked.
DSP Nguroje explained that hoodlums numbering about 60 armed with dangerous weapons attacked the policemen while trying to effect arrest of a wanted criminal during which an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Ibrahim Abdullahi paid the supreme price while three others sustained various injuries.
The statement warned that any person or group of persons who under whatever guise engaged in an unwarranted attack on any police officer will face the full wrath of the law, and directed all Command's DPOs, HODs and Operational Commanders to employ all legally permissible measures to protect their lives and property.
He assured that investigation is ongoing and the perpetrators of the dastardly incident will be prosecuted in due course, and called on the public to desist forthwith from attacking policemen and police facilities.
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