A 70-year-old man has been reportedly killed over a botched coronation ceremony of a village head in Sang of Bogoro local government area, Bauchi State.
Nigeriacrime.com gathered that the 70-year-old victim, Apollos Danlami was killed while a certain Naemiya Bature and some other people were injured in the fracas.
Speaking on the development, the Police Public Relations Officer of Bauchi Command, Ahmed Wakil said that the 70-year-old victim, Apollos Danlami was killed while a certain Naemiya Bature and some other people were injured in the fracas.
He said that the irate youths set ablaze 64 houses, 3 motorcycles and properties worth millions of naira.
According to Wakil “On April 15th, 2023 at about 7 PM, the Bauchi State Police Command received a distress call over ongoing skirmishes in the Bogoro area of the State.
“Preliminary investigation reveals that the communal clash in Sang village of Bogoro LGA emanated from the coronation of the Hamlet Head of Sang.
“One person by the name of Apollos Danlami 70 years was killed in the incident while a certain Naemiya Bature 65 years old and some other people were injured in the fracas.
“The Command deployed Police operatives comprising Tactical teams,(RRS)Rapid Response Squad and Operation Restore Peace swiftly responded to the distress call and their effort brought the situation under control,” he said.
The PPRO noted that the area is now relatively peaceful as security measures have been reinforced in and around Bogoro area.
He further stated that the CP has directed Bogoro DPO to commence a discrete investigation in earnest to unravel the circumstances that led to the unrest.