By Abba Gwale
Mob in Sokoto State have attacked Kware Local Government Divisional Police Station and lynched a suspected kidnapper.
Report says the perpetrators are the residents of the area and they went on a rampage, setting ablaze a car belonging to the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and two other police cars.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Sanusi, confirmed the incident in a press statement, and said one person died, while the station, DPO’s car and two vehicles were set on fire.
“On Tuesday, 27th April 2021, at about 0550hrs, distress call was received from the resident of Kainuwa village via Kware Local Government Area that some hoodlums entered their village and robbed one Alhaji Aminu Ibrahim. The villagers followed the footsteps of the suspects,” Abubakar Sunusi said
He added that “On reaching one village called Bela, they started beating people on sight and arrested six suspects from the village. Later, police was called from Kware Division.
“The DPO instantly mobilised men to the scene and took over the six suspected hoodlums. On their way back to the station, the villagers already made calls all over the area and the angry mob, who are predominantly residents of Kware local government area, attacked the DPO, burning tires and demanded the suspects to be handed over in order to lynch them,”
He said in an attempt to repel mob action, the Divisional Police Headquarters and one suspect were set ablaze by the mob.
According to him, delegation led by Commissioner of police, Kamaldeen Okunlola, was sent to Kware to unravel the circumstances that led to the unfortunate incident
