Police And Nigeria Army Clash Over Girlfriend Issue In Damaturu And Five Died

a conflict between  Nigeria army and 

policemen over a sweetheart left four mobile  

cops and one fighter dead in 

Damaturu, Yobe State capital, yesterday, with 

a few others injured. 

Among the injured versatile cop is 

Buba Dauda, the Mobile Commander in Yobe 

Express, whose snatching by the fighters in the 

small hours of yesterday set off the go head to head 

between the two security organizations. 

Vanguard gathered from sources that the 

conflict came about because of a misunderstanding that 

emitted between a serving Army Captain and 

some versatile policemen over a sweetheart the 

military officer supposedly grabbed from a 

versatile policeman. 

The circumstance did not run down well with the 

policeman, who activated his associates to 

beat the Captain incapacitated. 

On hearing what happened to their partner, 

a few fighters raged the living arrangement of the 

police group's supervisor in the zone in two watch 

vans and took him to an obscure destination. 

It was gathered that the battle started when 

some versatile policemen likewise collaborated to 

stand up to the officers regarding the 

whereabouts of their Commander. 

Officer's account 

According to a versatile cop, who 

addressed Vanguard at Yobe State Specialist 

Doctor's facility, where the Mobile Commander is 

receiving treatment, "we got the news 

that our commandant, CSP Buba Dauda, was 

snatched by a few officers and taken to 

Sasawa town and later taken to 233 

Unit in Damaturu. 

"We then activated our men to protect our 

commandant, in spite of the fact that we didn't know why 

he was kidnapped. 

"During the time spent rescuing him, we met with 

solid resistance from the warriors, which later 

come about into all out conflict that left five 

individuals dead. 

"We lost four of our men and we later 

found that our commandant, while in their 

care, was shot in the abdomen." 

CSP Dauda was not able address Vanguard. 

He remained still on the healing center bed 

after the operation to expel shots from his 

abdomen. 

Armed force responds 

Confirming the incident, Deputy Director, Army 

Advertising, Col. Kayode Ogunsanya, said 

a joint board of trustees, made up of military and 

police staff, had been set up to 

investigate the matter. 

His words: "A joint board of trustees between the 

Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Police has 

been set up to investigate the incident. 

"This base camp wishes to guarantee individuals 

of the general population that the circumstance has been 

brought under control and regularity reestablished."