“Two of the operatives were fatally wounded while one is currently receiving medical treatment at the hospital.”
She explained that a gang of armed robbers in a coordinated operation on Friday attacked branches of five different banks in Otukpo town.
Mr Hassan took over from DSP Muhammad Jalige, who has been transferred to the police command in Katsina State.
The police in Benue say the commissioner, Matthew Abo, was released in the early hours of Thursday and has been reunited with his family.
Several gunmen stormed the commissioner’s residence in Zaki-Biam in Ukum LGA and kidnapped him on 24th Sept., around 8 p.m.
Commissioner of police in the state, Onuoha Bertrand, issued the warning in Lokoja.
“Normalcy has been restored in the community and the commissioner of police has ordered the deployment of more police operatives in the community.”
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The police urged the owners of the stolen tricycles to “come forward with valid proofs of ownership to claim their property.”
The suspect was reported to have fled the area in the wake of the incident.
“The oil thieves absconded, abandoning their truck and tools, upon sighting police officers who responded swiftly when notified,” he said.
