Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed the death of a man and cows in Bogoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
Disclosing the development in a statement issued yesterday, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Ahmed Wakil, explained that “Today, August 8, the command received a report from Emmanuel Bulus, the village head of Kaduna via Bogoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State, that Irmiya Yohanna m’, aged 40 of Kaduna-Bogoro, went to a farm situated at the outskirts of the village on Thursday and did not return home.
“A search was conducted within and around the farm, and his lifeless body was found lying on the farm premises.”
He added that a team of policemen led by the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Fitoka Golda, swung into action, visited the scene and moved the deceased to Bogoro General Hospital, where a medical doctor certified him dead.
Wakil stated that preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased was suspected to have been killed.
“Subsequently, some irate locals invaded cattle around the village, stabbed and killed approximately 20 cows, 19 sheep and several were injured.
“About 249 cows were rescued by the police and Ahmadu Mairiga was arrested. He was suspected to be responsible for the tragic death of Yohanna,” the statement added.
The PPRO revealed that the deceased was on a visit to his farm and saw some cows grazing inside.
“He sought the herders to chase the cows out of his farm, which resulted in a physical confrontation that led to his tragic death,” Wakil said.
The PPRO stated that “the Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, has conducted on-the-spot assessment of the scene, met the chairman of Bogoro (Ardo), traditional rulers, Tsayawa leaders and other relevant stakeholders.
“He told them about the efforts and measures put in place to address this tragic circumstance.
“The commissioner urged members of Bogoro Community to exercise patience and warned them against breaching the law. He appealed for calm and assured them that justice would be served accordingly.”
