Bauchi police command confirms policeman’s stabbing of 2 to death
The police command in Bauchi says that a police constable simply identified as Lukman Madaki has been arrested for allegedly killing two people in the State.
Ahmed Wakil, the spokesman for the command, confirmed the incident in a statement in Bauchi on Friday.
According to him, the victims were members of the Bauchi State peace and security committee.
“On 24/03/2022, at about 2230hrs, a patrol team attached to E’ Division while on visibility patrol around a black spot at Rafin zurfi, Yelwa, arrested F/no. 519342, PC Lukman Madaki, 29 years, of Toro Division attached to the sports office, Bauchi State Police Command Headquarters.
“In a bid to resist arrest, Lukman used a jack knife to stab and injured the following members of the Peace and Security committee attached to the patrol team: Abdulmalik Mohammed, 22 years, of Sabon Gida Yelwa; Sadiq, 23years, of Sabon Gida Yelwa; and Nazifi Mohammed, 19years.
“The victims were rushed to ATBU Teaching Hospital Bauchi for treatment where Abdulmalik Mohammed and Sadiq were certified dead by a medical doctor, while Nazifi Mohammed, the third victim is currently responding to treatment.
“The suspect has since been arrested and detained while investigation has commenced in earnest,” Wakil said in the statement.
