Residents of Gwallameji, a community on the outskirts of the Bauchi metropolis, have killed Nasir Adam, 27, a hunter working as a vigilante after he was mistaken to be part of the armed robbery group terrorising the community.
WikkiTimes reports that Adam’s killing comes barely a day after residents of Gwallameji, mostly students of the Federal Polytechnic Bauchi protested massive cases of armed robbery being recorded in the area.
Confirming the incident, Spokesperson of the Bauchi Police Command, Ahmed Wakil said Adam was killed after the residents overpowered their team that went to the area in an attempt to arrest a suspect.
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“The police received a distress call from Gwallameji that a group of hunters led by Commander Saidu Musa, ‘M’ 49-year-old armed with machetes and Dane Guns.
“The team of hunters was in the area to apprehend an unidentified person following a complaint laid in their office by one Ibrahim Lado, a resident of Hajiya Amina Lodge Gwallameji.
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“Unfortunately, the residents mistook the hunters for armed robbers and responded forcefully, overpowering and injuring them. Therefore, one of the hunters, Nasiru Adam, ‘M’ a 27-year-old resident of Tani-Yola, sustained severe injuries. Despite being rushed to ATBUTH for medical attention, Nasiru Adam was pronounced dead by a medical doctor,” he said.
Wakil explained that about three motorcycles of the hunters were burnt down by the angry residents. Similarly, Wakil said Rabiu Shehu, 21, a resident of Bakin-Kura, was stabbed to death by some unidentified persons suspected to be thugs.
He said Bauchi State Police Command extends its heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased.
