Robbers Kill One, Injure Others In Jigawa

The Jigawa State Police Command yesterday, said suspected armed robbers shot dead one person and injured several others in GarinMaidawa village of Dutse Local Government Area of the state.
The state Commissioner of Police, Bala Zama, who confirmed the incident to newsmen in Dutse, said the suspected robbers stormed the village at about 3 a.m. on yesterday.
“It is true that early morning of today (Thursday), between 3 to 4 a.m. hoodlums attacked Grain Maidawa, a remote village under Fanisau.
“They went in there knowing fully that the police cannot be everywhere at the same time and because the hoodlums are also aware that the place is a very remote area.
“We don’t even have a police station in the area; they seized this opportunity to attack the area. Police arraign banker for allegedly stealing N15m from customer’s account.
“They went and attacked the house of one prominent son of the area and wounded about five others,” Zama said.
Zama said though no arrest was made but that a team from the state’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SSARS) had been deployed to the area.
A resident of the area, Malam ShamuddinUsaini, told newsmen at Rasheed Shekoni Teaching Hospital that the hoodlums operated for about 40 minutes, shooting at everyone in sight.