The Adamawa Police Command on Thursday confirmed the arrest of a policeman who was alleged to have shot to death seven farmers in the state. The arrest followed a petition by a Civil Society Organization, Progressive Mind for Development Initiate. The petition signed by the President of the CSO, Abubakar Abdulsalam, alleged that the officer, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, committed the offence on Nov. 23, 2017. “If such act is not checked it will continue to spread like wildfire and eventually Nigeria will be unsafe for its citizens,” it added. Spokesman of Adamawa Police Command, Othman Abubakar, said the policeman had been arrested and detained as an investigation continues into the case.

Source: Punch January 04, 2018 12:00 UTC