Three suspects arrested for killing Policeman in Bauchi

<p>…Suspected kidnapper killed during gun battle</p>, <p>Three suspects have been arrested for gruesomely killing a Policeman while on active duty, the Bauchi State Command has revealed.</p>, <p>The Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, Ahmed Wakil, who stated this in a statement made available to journalists in the State on Wednesday, said that the deceased, Pc Bala Nazifi Magaji, was attached to Darazo Divisional Police Headquarters.</p>, <p>He said that six other suspects are still at large.</p>, <p>Although Wakil, a Superintendent of Police, did not state the motive behind the killing of the Policeman, he said that the suspects attacked him with a machete and sticks.</p>, <p>He added that other accomplices of the crime used stones and sticks with which they hit the officer on the head.</p>, <p>The PPRO said that as a result, the Policeman sustained multiple injuries and lost a lot of blood, and was rushed to the Darazo General Hospital for treatment but was certified dead by a medical doctor.</p>, <p>“Bauchi State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with a gruesome killing of a Policeman in Konkiyel village of Darazo LGA, Bauchi state.</p>, <p>“PC Bala Nazifi Magaji who was attached to Darazo Divisional Police Headquarters was attacked on the 25th of July, 2023 while on active official duty at Anguwar Abuja in Konkiyel village.</p>, <p>“The unfortunate incident led to a painstaking investigation by the Command to unravel the circumstances that surrounded the death of the officer.</p>, <p>“Consequently, three suspects were arrested during the investigation. They are: Aminu Mohammed aka Kangado, male (35) of Anguwar Sarkin Baka Konkiyel village (the principal suspect and perpetrator of the dastardly act), Abdullahi Abubakar aka Duna, male, (23) of Bakin Kasuwa; Konkiyel village; Balarabe Abubakar, male (34); Six others are still at large.</p>, <p>“The investigation also revealed that all the suspects have confessed to the gruesome killing of the officer with a machete and s