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Suspected bike snatchers kill 33-year-old in Jigawa
Suspected motorcycle snatchers, on Friday allegedly killed a 33-year-old motorcyclist in Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa.
SP Abdu Jinjiri, the Spokesman, Jigawa Police Command who confirmed the incident to news men on Friday in Dutse said that the incident occurred at about 8.30 a.m.
“Today (Friday), at about 8.30 a.m., one Ibrahim Isah aged 30 of Jigawa Habiba by Dutse International Airport reported to the police that one Musa Usaini of same address was attacked on his motorcycle.
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“He was hit with a club on the head by unknown hoodlums where he died on the spot and the suspects went away with the said motorcycle,” he said.
The spokesman stated that the police rushed to the scene and took the victim to Rasheed Shekoni Teaching Hospital, Dutse, where he was confirmed dead by a medical doctor.
According to him, the remains of the deceased had been handed over to his family for burial while the police had commenced investigation into the matter, to arrest the fleeing suspect and recover the motorcycle.
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