Monday, September 29, 2025 - The Yobe State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with an assault on a police officer, Corporal Amani Ali, in Nguru Local Government Area of the state.
The spokesperson of the command, SP Dungus
Abdulkarim, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, September 27,
2025 said the officer was attacked while on duty at the Federal Medical Centre,
Nguru.
According to the PPRO, the assailants carted away the
officer's AK-47 rifle, leaving him unconscious.
Police operatives recovered the rifle, magazines, and a
knife jacket used during the attack during a tactical operation.
“In Nguru, operatives of the Divisional Police Headquarters
arrested Jarma Hussaini Adam (25) and Mohammed Abdusalam a.k.a. “Uzaifa” (16),
both of Sabon Garin Kanuri, Nguru LGA, following an assault on police personnel
attached to guard duty at the Federal Medical Centre, Nguru,” the statement
read.
On September 26, 2025, at about 1900hrs, CPL Amani Ali,
while on patrol around the hospital premises, was found lying unconscious and
bleeding, with his rifle carted away.
"Police operatives swiftly launched a tactical
operation leading to the recovery of the rifle, magazines, and a knife jacket
used during the attack, which were found disposed of at separate locations
around the Sabon Garin Kanuri swamp area.
"Two suspects were arrested, and the injured officer is
currently recuperating.
“This incident is considered an affront to the Nigeria
Police Force by disgruntled elements. The Command remains resolute in ensuring
that any attempt to assault police personnel is treated not only as a criminal
act but also as an attack on constituted authority.”
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