By Ayodele Oni
Two Soldiers in the custody of the Bauchi State Police Command for allegedly shooting to death a Policeman,.
The soldiers attached to the STF Operation Safe Haven with headquarters in Jos, Plateau State, allegedly shot dead a Police Constable, Ukasha Muhammed (F/No 533164), attached to the Bauchi State Police Command.
It was gathered that the unfortunate incident occurred on Friday, in the evening around the popular Tudun Wadan Dan Iya popularly known as Bayan Gari in Bauchi metropolis.
The incident followed an altercation between the deceased and the soldiers while the late Constable was on duty with other members of the Police Patrol Team.
Report stated that the problem started at about 9pm when the Patrol team stopped to search cars and asked questions from those on motorcycles just as a routine to keep the area secured.
It added that at some point one soldier in mufti, refused to submit himself for search and obstructed the patrol team causing a commotion after which he left.
According to report, about one hour later, the soldier returned to the scene with two of his colleagues and before anything could be said, shot the constable in the chest.
The state commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, while reacting to the incident, urged personnel of the Command to remain calm and emphasised the importance of a thorough and discreet investigation into the circumstances surrounding Ukash’s death by a private soldier as he has ordered for autopsy.
The Command’s spokesman, Mohammed Ahmed Wakil, in a press release, stated that “On 10th October, at about 22:35 hours, information received by the Command indicated a serious incident involving a patrol team led by Inspector Hussaini Samaila during a routine patrol in the Bayan Gari area.
“The patrol team encountered an assault on one of its members, Constable Ukasha Muhammed (F/No 533164), by two individuals in front of Padimo Hotel.
“The remaining members of the team responded swiftly, resulting in the apprehension of one suspect, while the other escaped the scene.
“Subsequently, at about 23:05 hours, Private Yakubu Yahuza (23NA/85/10185) and Private Godspower Gabriel (23NA/84/5654), both partially dressed in military uniform and armed with rifles, approached the team and fatally shot Constable Ukasha Muhammed in the left chest before fleeing the vicinity.
“The shot Police personnel, was promptly evacuated to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) in Bauchi, where he was tragically pronounced dead by medical personnel.
“The remains of the deceased have been transferred to the mortuary, and the detained soldiers Private Yakubu Yahuza and Private Godspower Gabriel, are currently being held in Police custody.”
He said that as they tried to run from the scene, people around rose and held them until the Police reinforced arrived and took them away.
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