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Saki boils as herdsmen kill SARS officer, one other

Suspected hardsmen on Tuesday evening killed the area commander of Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS)  Shehu Magu and one other member of the squad in…

Suspected hardsmen on Tuesday evening killed the area commander of Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS)  Shehu Magu and one other member of the squad in a village near Ogboro-Agbone road, Saki area of Oyo state.

The state Police Public Relations officer (PPRO) Adekunle Ajisebutu who confirmed the incident to the Daily Trust on phone said four suspects have been arrested while investigation has commenced on the matter.

Officer Ademola one of the victims of the attack according to a source is receiving medical care at the Baptist Medical Centre, in Saki area of the state.
 
The source said the incident happened on Tuesday when men of Nigeria police force visited a village to investigate a criminal charge against one of the hersmen which later turned to violence.
 
The source said: " Saki is boiling now. OPC, Police and other brave people in Saki are in the bush as I am talking to you now, hunting for the herdsmen. People are now affraid that Boko Haram is here in our domain. 
 
"The whole thing started when Police arrested one of the herdsmen over robbery in Saki. Precisely a village along Ogboro-Agbonle road in Saki East Local government area of the state. On getting to the village, the informant that led the team was attacked first and killed. The leader of the police team popularly called Shehu was also matcheted and killed while others escaped. 
 
"one of those who escaped told us that they used cow to sorrounded them before they attack. It is better government at all levels come to our rescue now," he lamented.
 

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