Police arrest officers over alleged unlawful shooting in Kaduna

Police arrest officers over alleged unlawful shooting in Kaduna

By: Zagazola Makama

The Police Command in Kaduna State have arrested three personnel over alleged unlawful use of firearm which led to the death of a 20-year-old man in Igabi Local Government Area.

Zagazola learnt from sources that the incident occurred on Sunday night after a distress call was received from Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital.

According to sources , one Abdulrashid Dayyabu of Maje Village, Maraban Jos, Igabi LGA, had driven a white J5 bus with registration number LSD 190 YE to the hospital with a passenger who sustained a gunshot wound to the chest.

The sources explained that the victim, later identified as one Nasir Abdulhakim, a bus conductor, died while receiving treatment.

The sources said Preliminary investigation revealed that the bus was stopped by policemen from Millennium City Division during a routine check along Kujama road, but the driver allegedly attempted to evade arrest, prompting a pursuit.

“In the course of the chase, one of the policemen fired at the vehicle, hitting the conductor in the chest,” said the sources.

He said the corpse of the deceased had been released to the family for burial according to Islamic rites, at their request for non-postmortem examination.

The said that investigation had since commenced.

Police arrest officers over alleged unlawful shooting in Kaduna