Six killed others kidnapped as Gunmen attack Emir Convoys

Six people reportedly killed and unknown numbers of People kidnapped as Gunmen in a military uniform attack emir’s convoy on Tuesday.

The attacks which take place along Kaduna-Zaria Highway also left Five other people sustained injuries.

statement by Kaduna State police spokesperson, Yakubu Sabo, disclosed that the attack was on the convoy of the Emir of Potiskum, of Yobe State.

The Statement did not disclosed either if the Emir was inside the car, when the incident happened, but revealed that Emir aide were among the people killed.

He said the dead bodies, as well as the people injured, were taken to Barau Dikko hospital in Kaduna.

According to the Statement title “Kaduna command police press release
confirmation of kidnapping incident”

Read:

“On 14/1/2020 the Kaduna State Police Command received information through DPO Maraban Jos that, at about 2245hrs, he got a distress call from a good Samaritan that, some unknown Armed Men in large Number dressed in military camouflage intercepted some commuters at the outskirt of Kaduna Metro along Kaduna-Zaria Expressway and on sighting the escort vehicle of the Emir of Poteskum Alh Umar Bubaram.

The hoodlums started shooting indiscriminately at the commuters and took some yet to be identified persons to unknown destination.

. Upon receipt of the information, the Command immediately mobilized teams of operatives with Armored Personnel Carriers to the scene where some victims of the attack were rescued to safety but sadly six (6) persons including four Aids of the Emir were reported dead while Five (5) others sustained varying degree of injuries. Both the dead and injured victims were recovered to Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital for deposition and treatment.

Consequently, the Commissioner of Police CP Umar M. Muri has directed that more Police operatives be deployed along the axis to reinforce the existing operational units of SARS Anti-Kidnapping and PMF personnel currently on the operation.

He equally alerted intelligence gathering units in the area to redouble their effort to ensure that, the victims are rescued unhurt and the culprits are brought to book to face justice.

The CP also visited both the scene of the incident and the injured persons including the Emir at Barau Dikko Hospital with a view to fortifying security deployment along the axis and to assure the victims of the Police current efforts on the incident.

The Command assures Members of the Public that, it will ensure the safe rescue of the victims of this ugly incident and calls on the good citizens of the State to continue to support the Command with relevant information that could help the Police to fish out criminals from our midst. Update on the current Police investigation of the incident will follow accordingly please.”