The police commissioner assured that the police would provide security for all persons and property involved in the electoral process without bias.
The incident happened at about 3:00 a.m. on Friday behind City Rock Hotel, Mararaba, Karu Local Government Area of the state.
The police command in Nasarawa says it has arrested a 21-year-old for chopping off a man’s hand in a brawl over a girlfriend.
The 33-year-old suspect was wearing full military camouflage and with an identity card bearing his name at the time of his arrest on Thursday.
The governor at the handing-over ceremony said the gesture was part of the state government’s sustained support to security agencies.
Bandits on Saturday invaded and killed a staff of Government Science Secondary School Nasarawa-Eggon in the same local council the commissioner was abducted.
The inspector was accused by a petitioner of being in the habit of defiling under-aged girls within his living quarters.
“The suspects pose as police officers, hire commercial motorcycle riders to isolated locations and dispossess the riders of their motorcycles.”
Cheques worth over N48 million were presented to 15 families of deceased officers who died in service.
Gunmen have killed police orderly and Muhammad Baba-Shehu, the chairman of Keffi Local Government Area (LGA) of Nasarawa State.
