Police arrest 55 suspects after clashes claim one, injure others in Bauchi

The police in Bauchi State have arrested 55 persons suspected to have been involved in clashes between rival groups in the state. The clash reportedly occurred late evening on Wednesday in Bauchi metropolis during the Hawan Daushe processions. Bauchi State police spokesman,  DSP Kamal Datti Abubakar, in a statement said the command had made arrests […]

The police in Bauchi State have arrested 55 persons suspected to have been involved in clashes between rival groups in the state.

The clash reportedly occurred late evening on Wednesday in Bauchi metropolis during the Hawan Daushe processions.

Bauchi State police spokesman,  DSP Kamal Datti Abubakar, in a statement said the command had made arrests and recovered weapons from the suspects.

He disclosed that the clash occurred during the Dubar procession, when district heads of Bauchi Emirate were paying homage to the governor of the state at the government house.

“In the process, groups of hunters following the District Heads of Darazo and that of Duguri had a clash and as a result one Auwalu Sadau ‘M’ of Darazo LGA lost his life after sustaining injuries from a Dane gun shot while Usama Musa of Duguri district, Alkaleri LGA  and Zakari Suleiman of Darazo LGA with 12 others sustained injuries and are now receiving treatment at ATBUTH,” he stated.

He said several weapons were recovered from the suspects which included, 46 machetes, 13 knives, 15 daggers (gario), one Dane Gun and 13 bamboo sticks.a