An Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Audu Madaki has been shot by gunmen suspected to be bandits at Barde Zangidi along Kaduna-Abuja road.
It was gathered that Madaki, who is the AIG in charge of zone 12 police command, was shot in the leg while his orderly was killed during the attack on Tuesday.
An intelligence organization, Eons Intelligence, also confirmed via its Twitter handle on Wednesday morning that Madaki sustained bullet injury while his orderly was shot dead by the attackers.
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The post reads, “The Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 12 and his convoy were attacked yesterday 2 August 2022 at about 1430hrs at Barde Zangidi area of Bauchi State. The AIG sustained bullet injury while the orderly was shot dead.”
JUST IN: The Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 12 and his convoy were attacked yesterday 2 August 2022 at about 1430hrs at Barde Zangidi area of Bauchi State. The AIG sustained bullet injury while the orderly was shot dead. pic.twitter.com/y2VFJyJ7BE
— Eons Intelligence (@eonsintelligenc) August 3, 2022
It was gathered that the AIG was receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital in Abuja while security has been beefed up around the Zone just as another source revealed that armed Police personnel have been drafted to the area to comb the bush in order to fish out the terrorists.
By Rabiu Olugbenga