Gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect yesterday killed a police sergeant in Gashua the headquarters of Bade Local Government Area of Yobe state.
The commissioner of Police in the state, Sanusi Rufai who confirmed the incident to Channels Television, said the deceased was attached to the Bade Emirate Council as an orderly to the Emir of Bade, Alhaji Suleiman Abubakar II.
He said the gunmen trailed the slain police officer after the evening prayers from a nearby mosque to his house and killed him.
He confirmed that no arrest has been made in connection with the killing but was quick to add that investigation is in progress to track the perpetrators.
He called on law abiding people of the state to continue to accord security agents the desired support in the quest for lasting peace.
Yesterday’s killing is a setback to the relative peace currently being enjoyed across the state in recent weeks.
