Sporadic Gun Shots: Gunmen Invade Lawmaker's House

The residence of a lawmaker representing Toro/Jama’a constituency in the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Hon. Tukur Ibrahim has been attacked by gunmen, NAN reports.






The state’s police command’s spokesman, DSP Haruna Mohammed, who made this known to journalists, said the attack occurred at about 1.20am on Thursday, January 21.

According to him, the armed men who were five in number forced the main entrance of the house and started shooting sporadically “with the intention of either robbing or kidnapping their target.”
“On hearing the sound of gunshots, Police patrol team, led by DPO Toro Division, rushed to the scene and engaged the hoodlums in a fierce gun battle. The exchange of fire lasted for more than 20 minutes, after which they (hoodlums) were forced to abandon their mission and escape towards the mountainous hills,” he said.

The force spokesman said there were no casualties in the gun fight, adding that the police recovered one live and 16 expended 7.62mm ammunition from the scene.
Mohammed said efforts had been doubled to arrest the fleeing suspects.

Meanwhile, last week, gunmen stormed Zalau village of Lame District in Bauchi and kidnapped the 45-year-old wife of Hon. C. Nuhu, a lawmaker representing Lame constituency at the Bauchi House of Assembly.
Meanwhile, the former Ondo State House of Assembly Speaker Victor Olabimtan, who was recently abducted, has narrated his experience in Kidnappers den. Olabimtan who was held hostage for three days said he was forced to trek barefooted in the bush by his abductors.

Olabimtan was abducted on Sunday, January 10, at Kwali on his way to Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), shortly after he declared his intention to rule Ondo state.