Police in manhunt for inspector’s killers
MAY 21, 2013
NIGER State Police Command has begun a manhunt for the suspected armed robbers who killed an Inspector of Police, Chris Uba, during a gun duel at his duty post alongside his junior colleagues over the weekend at Bakin Gada area of Mashegu Local Government of the state.
The Punch gathered that the suspected armed robbers, who have been terrorising the area for some time, had ambushed three policemen on duty in the area, resulting in the death of one policeman, while two others escaped with gunshot injuries.
The state Police Command Public Relations Officer, Mr. Richard Adamu, when contacted on Monday, confirmed the incident, saying one policeman was killed when the armed robbers struck while two policemen also sustained injuries
Oguche added that the command had intensified efforts to bring the culprits to book, saying the Inspector of Police was killed in an attack by the two other policemen, who sustained injuries, were rushed to the hospital for medical attention.
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