Bandits Attack Bauchi Communities, Kill 19  

 From Paul Orude Bauchi

No fewer than 19 persons have been killed by bandits in rare attacks on several communities in Alkaleri local government area of Bauchi State

A retired senior security official, who pleaded anonymity , said he counted 19 bodies of victims

Our correspondent gathered that several others were injured in the attacks, suspected to be cow rustling driven.

The villages attacked are Mansur, Digare, Sabuwar Sara, and Yalo in Gwana District of the Alkaleri Local Government Area of the state.

The spokesman for the state police command, Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday in Bauchi.

He said the State Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, had visited the scene of the crime to conduct an on-the-spot assessment of the situation and ordered the deployment of tactical teams to the affected villages.

 “While in Alkaleri, the CP engaged with relevant stakeholders and urged everybody to be calm, vigilant and support the police to continue to provide security,” Wakil stated.

“The Commissioner of Police has also ordered a full scale investigation into the incident.

“He described the acts as ‘utterly reprehensible and a significant threat to the peace and security of the state”