Suspects at large after guard’s killing in Yobe

The suspects linked to the killing of a security guard in the Bursari Local Government Area of Yobe State, Musa Mohammed, are still at large.

PUNCH Metro  learnt that Mohammed’s body was discovered in a community river.

The state police command spokesperson, Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed the incident to PUNCH Metro during an exclusive interview on Wednesday.

A post on X by counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makama stated that the attack occurred on Monday.

According to Makama, unidentified assailants confronted Mohammed while he was on duty, tied his hands and legs, and threw him into the river.

Makama wrote that residents of Girim Village, Ya’u Gambo, and Adamu Muhammad revealed the incident happened at about 8:00 a.m. on January 19.

“They said the attackers forcefully restrained Musa Mohammed, tied his hands and legs, and threw him into the river,” the post stated.

Sources, according to the report, added that about a month earlier, Mohammed had a disagreement with five men from Dadigar Village in Bursari LGA, who allegedly warned him to stop guarding the river or face consequences.

Mohammed was reportedly rushed to a specialist hospital in Gashua, where a medical doctor later confirmed his death.

“Yes, it is confirmed. The area falls under the jurisdiction of the Garin Alkali Division of Bursari Local Government Area,” Abdulkarim had told PUNCH Metro on Tuesday.

While reacting to whether the command had made any arrest on Wednesday, Abdulkarim said, “Suspects were identified but are on the run as a hot chase is on.”