Crime
Police Officer Allegedly Stoned To Death In Bauchi
Three suspects have so far been arrested over the incident while six others are still at large.
Bauchi Police have arrested three suspects for allegedly lynching a Police constable in Konkiyel village of Darazo Local Government Area of the state.
The spokesperson for the state command, SP Ahmed Wakil, said three suspects were arrested in the lynching case of a police constable in Konkiyel village while others are still at large.
He stated that the constable, Mr. Bala Magaji was on official duty in Konkiyel village when he was attacked by the mob that cut him with ma machete and pelted him with stones to his head.
“Three suspects have so far been arrested over the incident while six others are still at large.
“Suspects arrested have confessed to the gruesome killing of the officer with a machete, sticks and stones,’’ he stated.
The image maker stated that one of the suspects confessed that they attacked the constable in the dark and dealt him multiple machete blows.
“Other accomplices used stones and sticks to hit the officer on the head, resulting in multiple injuries and loss of blood.
“Sympathisers rushed the constable to the General Hospital, Darazo, where he was certified dead by a medical doctor,’’ the police spokesman stated.
He, however, assured that suspects still at large would be arrested and brought to justice.
Wakil urged members of the public to be law-abiding and desist from taking the laws into their hands.
