Angry mob attacked the Kware Divisional Police Station in Sokoto State on Tuesday and lynched a suspected kidnapper.
The DPO and his men narrowly escaped being killed as the mob descended on the station, setting ablaze a car belonging to the Divisional Police Officer and two other police vans.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Sanusi, in a statement said
“On Tuesday, 27th April 2021, at about 0550hrs, a distress call was received from the residents 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.
“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.
The statement said the police tried to repel the mob, but they were overwhelmed and the mob succeeded in setting ablaze the Divisional Police Headquarters, one suspect and police vehicles, including that of the DPO.
“Reinforcement was sent to Kware to unravel the circumstances that led to the unfortunate incident. Thereafter, a delegation was led by the Commissioner of Police, Kamaldeen Okunlola, for an on-the-spot assessment of the unwarranted act of mayhem caused by residents of Kware local government area.”
