The Police Command in Kaduna State has arrested three personnel over alleged unlawful use of firearm which led to the death of a 20-year-old man in Igabi Local Government Area.
According to intelligence Sources quoted by security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, on Monday, the incident occurred on Sunday night, August 31 after a distress call was received from Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital.
According to reports, one Abdulrashid Dayyabu of Maje Village, Maraban Jos, Igabi LGA, had driven a white J5 bus with registration number LSD 190 YE to the hospital with a passenger who sustained a gunshot wound to the chest.
The statement further explained that the victim, later identified as one Nasir Abdulhakim, a bus conductor, died while receiving treatment.
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Preliminary investigation revealed that the bus was stopped by policemen from Millennium City Division during a routine check along Kujama road, but the driver allegedly attempted to evade arrest, prompting a pursuit.
“In the course of the chase, one of the policemen fired at the vehicle, hitting the conductor in the chest,” the statement added.
It was also gathered that the corpse of the deceased had been released to the family for burial according to Islamic rites, at their request for non-postmortem examination.