Police arrest eight over deadly Gujungu market unrest in Jigawa

The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested 8 suspects successful transportation with the convulsive unrest that erupted astatine Gujungu Market successful Taura Local Government Area, claiming the lives of 2 radical and leaving different injured.

The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Lawan Shiisu Adam, disclosed this successful a connection connected Wednesday, saying the arrests followed sustained intelligence-led operations aimed astatine tracking down those progressive successful the disturbances.

According to the statement, the situation began connected July 26 pursuing a misunderstanding betwixt a soldier, Nura Bashir, and a 25-year-old man, Biniya Alhaji Ibrahim, of Miga Local Government Area, astatine the market.

During the altercation, the worker allegedly stabbed Biniya with a knife. The unfortunate was rushed to a aesculapian facility, wherever helium was aboriginal confirmed dormant by a doctor.

The constabulary said the incidental triggered wide unit arsenic hoodlums allegedly attacked a constabulary station, fired bows and arrows astatine information personnel, and acceptable 2 thatched shops ablaze successful the market.

The bid said 2 suspects, Muhammed Muhammed, 22, of Gagarawa Local Government Area, and Faridu Mohammed, were arrested for allegedly participating successful the attack, portion efforts are ongoing to apprehend different fleeing accomplices.

The connection added that, successful a related incidental connected August 2, six ...