Reports in Yola reveal that the Officer Commanding the Special Anti- Robbery Squad of the Adamawa State Police Command Yola, ASP Mohammed Ali has been shot by unknown gun men around state lowcost..The police are yet to make an official confirmation of the incident. Security has been beefed up around the Jimeta Metropolis

Mohammed Ali, an assistant superintendent of police (ASP), was on his way to the mosque for the Juma’at prayers when he made a stop at the state low cost to make a purchase when he was shot by his assailants who escaped unchallenged.

An eyewitness told Channels Television that “The men were following him from where he was coming and when he stopped to buy something at the shops around the Police Round About, we heard gunshots and later realized he was the target”.

He also told Channels Television that “Before we could come to our senses we could not find the men again, they used their motor bike to escape”

Mr. Ali was known for being a thorn in the flesh of armed robbers in the state.

The gunmen came on a motor cycle fuelling suspicion the dastardly act was carried out by the dreaded Islamist sect Boko Haram, as it mirrors their mode of operation.

Mr. Ali was confirmed dead by officials of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Yola.

Mohammed Ali is a notably gallant police officer that was recently offered a letter of commendation by the state commissioner of police.He served as the Chief Security Officer to the former Acting Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri in the transition government that ushered in the new government.

Meanwhile Gunmen suspected to be members of the radical Islamic sect, Boko Haram on Friday attack the Rijiyar Zaki police station in Ungogo local government area of Kano state.

According to agency reports, the police officers at the station had fled in different directions as the gunmen fired shots at their station.
The number of casualties is yet to be confirmed, but the area has been reportedly cordoned by soldiers from the joint task force.