Fintiri intervenes as soldiers kill inspector in Adamawa
Fintiri had on Wednesday called for calm among the two security agencies and urged them to carry out their statutory duties in peace.
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Fintiri had on Wednesday called for calm among the two security agencies and urged them to carry out their statutory duties in peace.
The Adamawa State Commissioner of Police, CP Afolabi Babatola, has condemned the clash between police and military officers. Naija News earlier reported
The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the attack on its headquarters in Adamawa State by the personnel of the Nigerian Army. The police also confirmed that an Inspector, Jacob Daniel, was killed in the brutal attack on its headquarters. The spokesperson for the police in Adamawa State, SP Suleiman Nguroje, told SaharaReporters on Wednesday morning that the clash between the police and the military officers started at Target Junction, in Yola, the state capital.
The Brigade Commander of 23 Brigade, Yola, Adamawa State, Brig Gen Gambo Mohammed, has reacted to claims by the Nigerian police that the military personnel attacked the police command headquarters in the state. SaharaReporters earlier reported that the Nigerian police confirmed the attack on its headquarters in Adamawa State by the personnel of the Nigerian Army. The police had also noted that an Inspector, Jacob Daniel, was killed in the brutal attack on its headquarters.
The Adamawa State governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has expressed deep concerns over the attack launched by the Nigerian Army personnel on the state police headquarters on Tuesday night. The governor cautioned that inter-agency rivalry among security operatives could jeopardize the peace building efforts in the state government. Fintiri also called for calm as the violent clash had put residents of Yola, the state capital in panic mode.