Guyuk/Lamurde Clashes: Police Arrest Six Suspects In Adamawa

The Adamawa State Police Command has announced the arrest of six suspects in connection to the Guyuk and Lamurde Local Government Areas bloody clashes that claimed some lives.

The command, in its effort to bring an end to the lingering clashes in the neighborhood of the LGAs, apprehended about six suspects in connection to the clashes.

The lingering clashes claimed so far claimed many lives of innocent citizens, while property worth millions was destroyed.

The arrested suspects include ;Honga Bulus, 20 and Abdulsalam Shaibu, 18, residents of Boshikiri in Guyuk LGA.

Others are; Shitu Garba , 25, Abubakar Hamman,48, Sale Umar, 26, Ayuba Idi, 28, residents of Lafiya, Lamurde LGAs.

Arrested suspects

The arrest of the suspects is contained in a statement by the public relations officer of the command, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, which was made available to Naija News on Thursday.

Nguroje, said “the suspects were arrested at the crime scene and they are currently assisting the police in identifying the sponsors and collaborators”.

He added that the Commissioner of Police, CP S.K Akande, has embarked on community policing and sensitization campaign in order to bring together the conflicting parties on the same page.

He assured the government and traditional rulers of the unrelenting effort of the command in sustaining the restored peace, and called on the general public to report any suspicious movement around their neighbourhood to the nearest police stations.