At least five people sustained injuries at a drinking joint
when an unknown gunman Monday opened fire in Bigi village a suburb of Bauchi
metropolis in Bauchi local Government area.
Vanguard gathered from a reliable security source that the
gunman entered the joint where people were eating and drinking and joined them.
He said,“ After he finished eating, he used his gun and shot
three people. Some good Samaritans at the joint attempted to overpower him and
arrest him, but he used his gun and hit two people who also sustained injuries
before he fled”.
The Source further revealed that all the five injured people
have been taken to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital for
medical treatment and security has beefed up in the area to prevent further
attack or break down of law and order.
Confirming the incident, the Police Public relations
Officer, DSP Abbas Abdullahi said a gunman attacked and shot some people at a
joint, but no life was lost.
The PPRO who could not ascertain the number of injured
persons at the hospital disclosed that they are currently receiving treatment
at the hospital .
(Vanguard)
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