The residence of a lawmaker representing Toro/Jama’a
constituency in the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Hon. Tukur Ibrahim
has been attacked by gunmen, NAN reports.
The state’s police command’s spokesman, DSP Haruna Mohammed, who made this known to journalists, said the attack occurred at about 1.20am on Thursday, January 21.
According to him, the armed men who were five in number forced the main entrance of the house and started shooting sporadically “with the intention of either robbing or kidnapping their target.”
“On hearing the sound of gunshots, Police patrol team, led by DPO Toro Division, rushed to the scene and engaged the hoodlums in a fierce gun battle. The exchange of fire lasted for more than 20 minutes, after which they (hoodlums) were forced to abandon their mission and escape towards the mountainous hills,” he said.
The force spokesman said there were no casualties in the gun fight, adding that the police recovered one live and 16 expended 7.62mm ammunition from the scene.
Mohammed said efforts had been doubled to arrest the fleeing suspects.
The state’s police command’s spokesman, DSP Haruna Mohammed, who made this known to journalists, said the attack occurred at about 1.20am on Thursday, January 21.
According to him, the armed men who were five in number forced the main entrance of the house and started shooting sporadically “with the intention of either robbing or kidnapping their target.”
“On hearing the sound of gunshots, Police patrol team, led by DPO Toro Division, rushed to the scene and engaged the hoodlums in a fierce gun battle. The exchange of fire lasted for more than 20 minutes, after which they (hoodlums) were forced to abandon their mission and escape towards the mountainous hills,” he said.
The force spokesman said there were no casualties in the gun fight, adding that the police recovered one live and 16 expended 7.62mm ammunition from the scene.
Mohammed said efforts had been doubled to arrest the fleeing suspects.
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