Police officer k!lled in machete att∆ck in Plateau community

Police officer killed in machete attack in Plateau community

Abdulrahman Auwal, a mobile police officer, has been killed in a machete attack along Kwi road, in Barkin Ladi LGA of Plateau state.

Quoting security sources, Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, said the incident occurred at about 6:51pm on Thursday, when troops of Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP) responded to a report of an attack on the officer.

Makama said troops who arrived at the scene found the victim with multiple machete wounds, while the suspected assailants had fled.

Makama said although the victim was evacuated to a hospital by colleagues, he was soon pronounced dead.

The publication added that security personnel have commenced investigations to establish the circumstances surrounding the attack and identify those responsible for possible arrest.