{"id":92854,"date":"2022-03-16T06:47:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T05:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=92854"},"modified":"2022-03-16T06:47:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T05:47:00","slug":"gunmen-kill-dpo-others-in-niger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/gunmen-kill-dpo-others-in-niger\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunmen kill DPO, others in Niger"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">The Police Command in Niger State has said that gunmen killed a divisional police officer and others in Magama local government area of the state on Tuesday.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe state Commissioner of Police, Mr Bala Kuryas, told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Minna that the gunmen attacked the police station, killing other two officers, apart from the divisional police officer.<\/p>\n<p>He said further that the gunmen later went to Nasco, the headquarters of the local government on motorcycles, killing other three police officers and four vigilantes.<\/p>\n<p>He added that a detachment of police tactical squad and the military personnel had been deployed to the area to track the criminals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe appeal to residents in the state to assist the security personnel deployed to the area with reliable information that could help in apprehending the criminals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are all out to deal with any person or group of people undermining the peaceful atmosphere of our state,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\"><\/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 Police Command in Niger State has said that gunmen killed a divisional police officer and others in Magama local government area of the state on Tuesday. 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