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The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested 15 suspects pursuing a convulsive clash betwixt rival younker groups successful Azare, Katagum Local Government Area, which near astatine slightest 10 radical earnestly injured.
The incident, which occurred successful the aboriginal hours of Saturday, prompted the Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, to sojourn the affected assemblage on Tuesday for an on-the-spot appraisal of the information situation.
According to the command’s spokesperson, SP Nafiu Habib, the constabulary received a distress telephone astatine astir 12:15 americium connected July 5 from a nonmigratory reporting a convulsive confrontation betwixt youths from the Tsakuwa and Matsango areas of Azare.
He said constabulary patrol teams were instantly deployed to the scene, wherever the rioters were dispersed utilizing minimal force, preventing the unit from escalating.
“Preliminary findings revealed that astir 10 persons from some groups sustained superior injuries and were rushed to the Federal University Health Sciences Teaching Hospital, Azare, for aesculapian treatment,” the connection said.
Habib disclosed that 15 suspects had been arrested successful transportation with the disturbance, portion efforts were ongoing to apprehend different fleeing suspects.
During his visit, the constabulary commissioner led a squad of elder officers to inspect the affected communities, measure the command’s effect and prosecute wit...
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