Police confirm death of soldier in clash with officer at Agyaragu market in Nasarawa

The Nasarawa State Police Command has confirmed the decease of a worker pursuing a convulsive altercation with a peculiar constabulary serviceman astatine Agyaragu marketplace successful Lafia Local Government Area connected Sunday.

The incidental reportedly began arsenic a quality betwixt the 2 men, resulting successful some sustaining injuries.

According to DSP Ramhan Nansel, the Police Public Relations Officer, the soldier, who was location connected permission from his posting successful Borno State, allegedly stabbed the constabulary serviceman with a knife.

In response, the constable managed to instrumentality power of the weapon and stabbed the soldier. Both men were rushed to the hospital, wherever the worker was pronounced dormant portion receiving treatment.

Nansel added that pursuing the soldier’s death, respective of his relatives mobilized and attempted to onslaught the section constabulary station, but officers connected work managed to repel the assault, but 2 individuals mislaid their lives successful the ensuing confrontation, portion 2 others were hospitalized with injuries.

DSP Nansel stated that calm has since been restored successful Agyaragu aft the Commissioner of Police, CP Shehu Umar Nadada, visited the country to code the situation.

The constabulary spokesperson successful the authorities besides revealed the constabulary person launched a manhunt for unidentified individuals liable for further attacks connected the constabulary presumption successful the community.