Not fewer than three persons have been confirmed killed in communal clashes in Adamawa State.
Adamawa State Police Command made the confirmation through a statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Suleman Yahaya Ngoroje.
He said the 3 persons lost their lives in communal violence in Numan and Demsa Local Government Areas.
According to the police command, “the violence claimed 3 lives at Selti and Kpasham communities in Numan and Demsa LGAs.”
The statement added that “as of today, Wednesday, normalcy has returned in the communities,” explaining that the Commissioner of Police, Dankombo Morris, personally led a team of operatives, patrolled, assessed and since restored order in the communities.
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He noted that an investigation is still ongoing to detect and apprehend the perpetrators and their collaborators.
The CP had enjoined residents to shun violence and peacefully go about their lawful activities without any fear and
urged the public to report people of questionable characters to the nearest police stations or via these emergency numbers provided for them.
CP Dankombo assured the government and good people of the state that the perpetrators of these acts would be prosecuted as the command would not fold its arms and allow few amongst the residents to disrupt the peace being enjoyed in the state.
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