By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna –
Operatives of The Kaduna State Police Command have reportedly foiled an attack by bandits on the Maraban Jos Divisional Police Headquarters in Igabi Local Government Area of the state.
The bandits had stormed the Divisional Police Headquarters on Friday night in three Sharon utility vehicles and started shooting sporadically in order to gain access into the Divisional armory.
In a statement by the command’s spokesman, Mohammed Jalige said the security operatives, however, repelled by operatives on duty who engaged them in a fierce gun battle.
He said the superior firepower of the police personnel during the gun duel with the bandits which lasted for some minutes, forced the bandits to retreat, with some of them escaping with fatal bullet wounds.
“A police Inspector and two Special Constabulary personnel who sustained varying degrees of injuries during the attack are currently receiving medical treatment”, he said.
However, Jalige explained that the operatives were able to secure the armory, the entire station and other adjoining facilities at the Division, adding that investigation into the incident has since commenced using the available evidence recovered from the scene.
Meanwhile, the State Police Command, therefore, has directed all officers to ensure that proactive measures are emplaced to protect all police facilities in the state and forestall the repeat of the ugly incident.
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