Fire on Thursday midnight gutted a section of the Ọgbọ Osisi Market (plank market) at the Onitsha head bridge in Anambra.
The command’s spokesman, DSP Alfred Alabo, disclosed this while addressing journalists on Thursday in Jos.
The police command in Anambra says it killed one suspect and recovered a pump-action gun and two motorcycles from suspects in Ihiala LGA.
Police commissioner Aderemi Adeoye has cautioned Anambra residents against jungle justice.
The police said unknown assailants slaughtered the deceased on Friday in Gombe.
The police command in Jigawa says it arrested 298 suspects for various crimes in the third quarter of 2023.
“If need be, the body will be exhumed. It’s not too late. The body can be exhumed and autopsy can be performed.”
The command’s spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, released a statement on Saturday in Enugu detailing the incident.
The command’s spokesman, CSP Muhammad Shehu, said in Gusau that the victims, seven females and two males, were rescued on Thursday.
The police command in Adamawa and other security agencies have promised to ensure peaceful elections on Saturday.
