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Gunmen Kill DPO, 2 Others In Zamfara
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Gunmen have killed a DPO in Zamfara State.
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The gunmen also killed a police sergeant and a vigilante.
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According to a community source, the bandits intended to abduct a businessman named Alhaji Ilisayu.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Divisional Police Officer in Maru town, Maru Local Government area of Zamfara State, SP Kazeem Raheem, has been killed by gunmen.
The DPO was killed by bandits alongside a yet-to-be-identified police sergeant and a vigilante.
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A source from the community told journalists that bandits were in the area purposely to kidnap Alhaji Ilisayu, a businessman.
The bandits had, according to the source, kidnapped Ilisayu’s brother, who was reportedly freed after a ransom was paid, but they (bandits) came back to kidnap him but he managed to escape, while his wife was abducted.
He explained: “The DPO foiled the attempt by mobilising his officers against the criminals but lost his life in the gunfight.”
He added that it was a terrible experience as he woke up to the sound of heavy gunfire around 2 am, explaining that Maru town has been under constant attack and several people were kidnapped in the past year.
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SP Muhammad Shehu, the spokesman for Zamfara State command, could not be reached as his phones were switched off.
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