Gunmen have killed an immigration officer, Abdullahi Mohammed and injured two others on Tuesday in Galadi-Birniwa-axis of Magari Local Government Area of Jigawa State, a border community between Nigeria and the Niger Republic.
Penpushing reports that, the commandant, Jigawa State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Isma’il Abba, while speaking with journalists said his men engaged the gunmen in a firefight forcing them to retreat.
“The criminals abandoned their two motorcycles and a phone and fled into the forest in the Niger Republic. The bandits arrived at the patrol base on two motorcycles, one carrying three people and the other one carrying two people, immediately on arrival they open fire on the Immigration staff on patrol, which resulted in the death of one of the staff named Abdullahi Mohammed’.
“Another two of the team members sustained serious bullet wounds; they are Abba Musa Kiyawa and Zubairu Garba. As a result of heavy exchange of fire, the bandits fled into the bush and abandoned their motorcycles and handset (Techno T5) belonging to the bandits,” he said.
“The two motorcycles are Bajaj with chassis no: MD2A18AXS7MWK81092 and Royal motorcycle with chassis no: RY157FMINILI2607, all now in our custody.The two wounded officials are receiving treatment at a hospital while Abdullahi Mohammed who lost his life in the encounter has been laid to rest in Dutse town on Wednesday’, he added.
Penpushing further reports that the commander of the command said both the recovered motorcycles and handset will be handed over to the state Commissioner of Police for further investigation and action as directed.
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