Zamfara Police command confirmed the killing of SP Kazeem
Raheem, the Maru Divisional Police Officer DPO in Maru Local
Government Area of Zamfara State, and a Police Inspector attached to the division Rabi’u Umar.
Police Public Relations Officer PPRO in the state SP Muhammad
Shehu, confirmed the killings in an issued statement in Gusau,
He said bandits in large numbers, armed with sophisticated weapons
attacked Maru Divisional Police Headquarters in Maru LGA with
intent to destabilise the security architecture of the town in order to
easily attack and abduct members of the community.
Also, the Commissioner of Police, Zamfara Command, Kolo Yusuf,
reassured the residents of the command’s continuous commitment to
protecting lives and property.
Also in another development, The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed
the shocking murder of the village head of Maigari, Rimin Gado
Local Government Area Kano.
Alhaji Dahiru Abbas, 70, was said to have been murdered by
unknown gunmen at his residence.
The Kano State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP
Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, confirmed the incident in a statement on
Sunday.
