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The incident where the deputy governor was stopped from assessing the
former IG’s home occurred when he led the delegation for an assessment
tour on the level of damage done during the Sunday attack.
The delegation went round the affected places to see things for itself but was halted by one of the ex-IG’s house boys.
The unnamed house boy told the acting governor that he was instructed
by his boss not to allow any government official gain access to his
home because it wasn’t a government building and that no journalist
would be allowed to take any photograph.
The team then turned back
disappointed and headed towards the emir‘s palace.
Vanguard, however, observed that an Armoured Personnel
Carrier, APC, stationed outside the former IG’s residence was burnt
while part of the building was set ablaze by the gunmen.
The state’s acting governor, Alhaji Ahmed Mahmoud, said the gunmen
were not Boko Haram sect members as people speculated, but robbers
because their main target was the bank not the police station.
According to him, they intended to divert the attention of police
first which was why they attacked the station. He called on the people
of the town in particular and the state in general to continue to pray
for peace and unity in the country.
The Bombed Bank
Emir of Ringim, Dr. Sayyadi Abubakar Mahmud, commended the effort of
the police in stopping the uproar from escalating and assured the
residents that prayers would continue to be offered for peace and
stability.
Two civilians, 3 policemen killed – Police
Meanwhile, the Jigawa State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO,
Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP Abdul Jinjiri, has confirmed
that only five persons were killed made up of two civilians and three
police officers, during the uproar.
Interestingly, the gunmen were said to have dismissed a group of kids
who were reciting the Holy Quran in front of the police station before
attacking it.
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