Adamawa State Police Command has said that it has arrested Aliyu Yusuf, a police sergeant who allegedly shot dead an octogenarian, Maryam Abdullahi, at night on Thursday, February 16, 2023.
This was just as the state Commissioner of Police, Afolabi Babatola, on behalf of the command, condoled with the family and relative of the deceased over the sudden and unfortunate incident which claimed her life.
Thenewsbearer gathered that the incident occurred along Doubeli Culvert, Yola North Local Government Area.
The police sergeant also injured a young man, it was learnt.
The incident was said to have triggered a riot.
In a statement by the command’s spokesman, SP Suleiman Nguroje, on Friday, the Commissioner of Police, acknowledged the command’s cordial working relationship with the good people of the state.
He commiserated with the immediate family, relatives and friends of the deceased and prayed for the repose of her soul.
The police commissioner also directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Criminal Investigation Department to take over the investigation and ensure that law takes its course.