Bauchi Police Deny Killing Protester
By Abubakar Hardawa
The Bauchi State Police Command has debunk a purported video circulating online and in some sections of the media which claimed that security operatives gunned down a protester in Azare, the headquarters of Katagum local government area of the state.
In a statement, the command’s Police Public Relations Officer PPRO SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil says the claims are untrue and misleading.
The statement explained that no such inhumane act was recorded by the command at the mentioned location or any other part of the state.
According to the statement, the video in circulation does not portray or indict any policeman as published by some sections of social media.
It says the Command has constituted a team of experts to exhume the death body if any as well as use technical and scientific tools that are vital to the investigation of allegations of this nature.
The statement quoted the state Commissioner of Police CP Auwal Musa Mohammed to have called on the Media Practitioners not to relent in their firm commitments and dedication to ensure global best practice.
While calling on members of the public to disregard this misinformation and always verify information through official channels, the statement says CP Auwal Musa is committed to maintaining high standards of professionalism, accountability and justice.
