CRIME Gunmen kill policeman, vigilante commander, abduct two

Apolice inspector and a commander of Kaduna State vigilante group have been shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

The gunmen were also said to have abducted two daughters of the killed vigilante commander at Unguwar Katsinawa, Shika, Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

Confirming the incident to Daily Trust yesterday, the spokesperson of the state police command, ASP Mukhtar Hussaini Aliyu, said the police received a distress call on Sunday and immediately dispatched its personnel to the scene of the crime.

It was during exchange of fire, ASP Aliyu said, that the police inspector and the vigilante commander lost their lives, while a police corporal and other residents sustained gunshot injuries.

The father of the deceased vigilante commander, Malam Muhammad Gali, told Daily Trust that armed men numbering about 50 stormed the residence of his son, Mustapha Muhammad Gali, shot him twice and abducted two of his daughters.

He added: “It was around 1am that my son called me, telling me that gunmen have surrounded his house. I woke up his siblings. When we approached the house, the gunmen began firing at us.

“We all took to our heels. It was later we learnt that he was shot and taken to the ABUTH, Shika where he died. Our major concern now are the girls that they have abducted.”