Gun men kills a traditional ruler in Bauchi state of Nigeria

A youth was arrested for burying an explosive
device in a building.
Some gunmen, suspected to be armed robbers, on
Saturday killed the District Head of Soro in Bauchi
state, Abdulrahman Baba, and injured two other
persons.
The Bauchi Police Command’s spokesperson,
Haruna Mohammed, who confirmed the killing in a
statement issued on Sunday, said the incident
occurred at 7.45 pm.
“On 2-8-14 at about 19:45 hours, six gunmen
suspected to be armed bandits, stormed Soro town
in Ganjuwa Local Government Area of Bauchi state,
killing the District Head of Soro, Abdulrahman Isa
Baba, and two other traders.
“They carted away an undisclosed amount of
money from their victims and escaped to an
unknown destination. The entire surrounding had
been cordoned off and efforts are being intensified
to arrest the fleeing suspects,” he said.
Mr. Mohammed also said that a 32 year-old man
had been apprehended in connection with an
Improvised Explosive Device, IED, that was buried
in a building site located at VIO quarters in Azare
town of the state.
On July 30, the Explosive Ordinance Unit of the state
police command, recovered and rendered safe, an
IED concealed in a fire extinguisher and some
assorted ammunition buried in the building, police
said.
The police spokesperson stated that the man, a
resident of Kofar Dumi area of Bauchi metropolis,
had confessed to participating in bank robberies in
Misau and Azare towns of the state.
Mr. Mohammed listed items recovered from the
suspect, to include three Barreta, two G3, and one
K2 rifles, as well as one double-barrel gun, among
others.