Abdulrahman Auwal, a mobile police officer, has been killed in a machete attack along Kwi road, in Barkin Ladi LGA of Plateau state.
Quoting security sources, Zagazola Makama, a
counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, said the
incident occurred at about 6:51pm on Thursday, when troops of Operation
Enduring Peace (OPEP) responded to a report of an attack on the officer.
Makama said troops who arrived at the scene found the victim
with multiple machete wounds, while the suspected assailants had fled.
Makama said although the victim was evacuated to a hospital
by colleagues, he was soon pronounced dead.
The publication added that security personnel have commenced
investigations to establish the circumstances surrounding the attack and
identify those responsible for possible arrest.
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