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The Bauchi Police Command said irate youths have killed one, set ablaze 64 houses, three motorcycles and destroyed properties worth millions of naira in Bogoro Local Government Area of the state.
Spokesman of the state police command, Ahmed Wakil, who made the disclosure in a statement, yesterday, in Bauchi, said the incident happened as a result of protest by some irate youths against the coronation of the head of the Sang village in the area council.
“On Saturday, April 15, 2023, at about 7pm, the Bauchi State Police Command received a distress call over an ongoing skirmish in the Bogoro area of the state.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the communal clash in the Sang village of Bogoro LGA emanated from the coronation of the hamlet head of Sang.
“Some irate youth with different functions protested against the coronation which resulted in an attack on innocent citizens, as the irate youths set 64 houses, three motorcycles and properties worth millions of naira ablaze,” he said.
He added that one person, Apollos Danlami, 70 years, was killed in the incident, while a certain Naemiya Bature, 65 years, and some other people were injured in the fracas.
The spokesman said police operatives, comprising tactical teams, rapid response squad and operation restore peace, swiftly responded to the distress call and their effort brought the situation under control.
“The area is relatively peaceful for now, and security measures have been reinforced in and around Bogoro LGA as the safety of the citizens remains the highest priority of the command, while they work round-the-clock to keep harm at bay,” Wakil said.
He said the Commissioner of Police in the state, Aminu Alhassan, has directed the DPO Bogoro to commence a discrete investigation to unravel the circumstances that led to this turmoil. He stated concerted efforts had been intensified in a bid to arrest the perpetrators of the dastardly act, to face the full wrath of the law.
