A 13-year-old boy Khalifa Umar has been shot dead by gunmen who invaded Jama’are Market in Jama’are Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
According to Channels Television, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Ahmed Wakili confirmed the incident.
“Yesterday, about 20:10: 00 hours that’s about 8:10 in the evening some unknown hoodlums came in large numbers. They were riding motorcycles,” Wakili said.
“They invaded Jama’are market shooting in the air where they kidnapped one Alhaji Sama’ila Magaji, shot and killed one Khalifa Umar who is 13 years old and wounded one Mustafa Sabiu 51 years old and shot him on his lap.
The bullet brushed one Chiboke Rapheal in his stomach.”
On receiving the distress call, the police spokesman said the Command directed the Divisional Police Officer of Jama’are and his team to swiftly swing into action.
The gunmen also abducted one Alhaji Sama’ila Magaji and injured two others on Saturday night.
