{"id":104798,"date":"2023-05-15T14:29:49","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T13:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=104798"},"modified":"2023-05-15T14:29:49","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T13:29:49","slug":"police-investigate-murder-of-15-persons-in-karu-nasarawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/police-investigate-murder-of-15-persons-in-karu-nasarawa\/","title":{"rendered":"Police investigate murder of 15 persons in Karu, Nasarawa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nH aHU\">\n<div class=\"nH hx\">\n<div class=\"nH\" role=\"list\">\n<div class=\"h7 ie nH oy8Mbf\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"listitem\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n<div class=\"Bk\">\n<div class=\"G3 G2\">\n<div id=\":qk\">\n<div class=\"adn ads\" data-message-id=\"#msg-f:1765962269546310124\" data-legacy-message-id=\"1881f553e30ce9ec\">\n<div class=\"gs\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div id=\":qn\" class=\"ii gt\">\n<div id=\":qm\" class=\"a3s aiL \">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Nasarawa State Police Command has commenced investigation into the murder of 15 persons at Tarkalafia and Kwaja villages in Karu Local Government Area of the state.<\/p>\n<p>The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Ramhan Nansel, who disclosed this in a statement yesterday, said the Command on May 11, 2023, at 2200 hours received information that one Jibo Ali, was attacked by unidentified persons while on his way to Kwaja village, Gitata in Karu LGA.<\/p>\n<p>He said that Police operatives attached to Gitata Division raced to the scene and rushed the victim with machete cut on his head to Na-Allah private hospital, Gitata, where he died while receiving treatment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSequel to the above, information was received that Tarkalafia and Kwaja villages were later attacked,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Nansel said the Commissioner of Police, Maiyaki Baba, had deployed police operatives comprising mobile police personnel and counter terrorism unit in the area.<\/p>\n<p>He said that officers of the military also visited the area where 14 corpses were recovered, adding that they were taken to hospital and subsequently buried.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Commissioner of Police hereby condoles with all those who lost their loved ones and orders discreet investigation to unravel the faces behind the attack,\u201d assuring that \u201canyone found culpable will be dealt with according to provisions of the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nasarawa State Police Command has commenced investigation into the murder of 15 persons at Tarkalafia and Kwaja villages in Karu Local Government Area of the state. 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