The House of Representatives has demanded that the Department of State Security (DSS) and the police thoroughly investigate the circumstances surrounding the assassination of Abubakar Abdulkadir Rano, a Divisional Police Officer (DPO), in Jibia Division, Katsina State, by terrorists.
While condemning the killing of the police officer and others, the House also directed the DSS and police to look into similar cases across the country and assist the victims’ families.
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The lawmakers’ resolutions came after the plenary on Tuesday approved a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Hon. Kabiru Alhassan Rurum.
Moving the motion, Rurum said the late Rano, in charge of Jibia Division was brutally killed by bandits while attempting to rescue a kidnapped woman.
According to him, the police officer had recorded successes in confronting and fighting bandits in the area, which helped in reducing attacks on communities.
He lamented that since the incident, nothing has been done to investigate the circumstances leading to his killing.
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Adopting the motion, the House observed a minute silence for the late DPO and other police officers who died while serving the nation.
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