The Bauchi State Police Command has dismissed reports insinuating that its operatives shot and killed one of the violent protesters in Azare, headquarters of Katagum Local Government Area of the state yesterday.
DAILY POST recalls that the State Government had declared a 24-hour curfew in Katagum on Monday, following the escalation of the crisis in Azare, the headquarters of Katagum, where hoodlums took advantage of the protest to vandalise the Government House Annex, the house of a former Deputy Governor of the state, broke into shops and looted properties.
But reacting to a purported video circulating online in some sections of the media claiming that security operatives gunned down a protester in Azare, the Command in a statement made available to journalists in Bauch on Tuesday by its Spokesman, SP Ahmed Wakili, said the claims are untrue and misleading.
According to the statement, no such inhumane act was recorded by the Command at the mentioned location or any other part of the state.
“The video is fabricated, and it is important for the public to know that the police were not involved in any such incident,” Wakili claimed.
He explained that “Prior to the nationwide protests, the 22nd Indigenous Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun PhD, NPM, issued a directive on July 31, 2024, that all officers are to appear in camouflage uniforms with a red band on the left-hand side. This is to provide clear identification of all policemen deployed nationwide.”
”In light of this, the video in circulation does not portray or indict any policeman as published by some sections of social media.” he added.
The Spokesman disclosed that the Command has constituted a team of investigators composed of seasoned detectives who have been tasked to address all allegations, suspicions and insinuations from various sources.
EndBadGovernance: No protester was shot by security operatives in Azare – Bauchi Police