Following a racial altercation over the installation of a hamlet head in Sang village of Bogoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State, a 70-year-old man called Apollos Danlami was slain.
Numerous people were hurt during the event, which occurred on Saturday at around 7 o’clock night, including a 65-year-old.
64 homes, three motorcycles, and assets worth millions of naira were all set on fire as well.
The Bauchi State Police Command in a statement through its Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, confirmed the incident Sunday afternoon.
The statement was titled, “CP orders for a full-scale investigation, cautions against any knee-jerk reactions to the disturbance of public peace in Bogoro.”
Wakil, a Superintendent of Police, said immediately the command received information of the unrest, its operatives comprising Tactical teams, Rapid Response Squad and Operation Restore Peace, were deployed to the area to maintain law and order.
He said the Commissioner of Police, Aminu Alhassan, had ordered an immediate investigation to unravel the remote causes of the crisis.
The police spokesman said relative peace had returned to the area adding that the CP had appealed for calm from residents of the area.
He said, “On April 15, 2023, at about 7.00pm, the Bauchi State Police Command received a distress call over ongoing skirmishes in the Bogoro area of the state.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the communal clash in Sang village of Bogoro LGA emanated from the coronation of the Hamlet Head of Sang.
“Some irate youths protested against the coronation. Consequently, this resulted in an attack on innocent citizens, as the irate youths set 64 houses, three motorcycles and properties worth millions of naira ablaze.
“One Apollos Danlami, 70 years old, was killed in the incident while a certain Naemiya Bature, 65 years of age, and some other people were injured in the fracas.
It noted that the area was relatively peaceful for now, and security measures had been reinforced in and around Bogoro LGA as the safety of the citizens remained the highest priority of the command…
“Also, visibility patrol is ongoing to maintain public peace and order. The CP has directed the DPO Bogoro to commence a discrete investigation in earnest to unravel the circumstances that led to this turmoil.
“Furthermore, concerted efforts have been intensified in a bid to arrest the perpetrators of this dastardly act to face the full wrath of the law. Further development will be communicated as the investigation unfolds,” it added.