By-Adelowo Oladipo MinnaThe Niger State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Paikoro Division allegedly by gunmen suspected to be bandits during a fierce gun duel. A statement issued and made available to the newsmen on Sunday in Minna by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, said that the DPO, SP Mukhtar Sabiu and four other police personnel lost their lives during the gun duel. According to DSP Abiodun, the incident happened when the suspected armed bandits attempted to attack the Chibani village market via Sarkin-Pawa, in the Munya Local Government area of the State. The Police Boss, however, assured members of the public in the state that the Command will not relent in the fight against banditry and other crimes and criminality in the State. READ ALSO FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 13, 2023 04:49 UTC