Two die as soldier, police special constabulary fight
by Hassan Muaz · The Eagle OnlineTwo persons have been confirmed dead by the Nasarawa State Police Command as a soldier and a special constabulary policeman engaged in a fight in Agyaragu community in Obi Local Government Area of the state.
Spokesman of the Command and a Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this at a news conference on Sunday.
Nansel, who spoke in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, said that the altercation began when a man said to be a soldier and a police special constabulary engaged in a fight at Agyaragu market, resulting in both of them stabbing each other.
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He said that both of them were rushed to the hospital, but unfortunately, the soldier died while receiving treatment.
He added: “Youths from the soldier’s neighbourhood mobilised and attacked a police station in the area.
“The police on duty repelled the attack and in the melee, one other person was confirmed dead, while two are currently receiving treatment at the hospital.”
According to Nansel, the Command’s Commissioner, CP Umar Nadada, had visited the station for an on-the-spot assessment.
He said that normalcy had already returned to the area.
He assured that the police would investigate to unravel the remote and immediate causes of the incident.
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