Bandits have reportedly killed a
90-year-old and two other persons during a night raid on Friday, in Gombe State.
Confirming the attack, Gombe Police
Commissioner, Mr Oqua Etim, said the 90-year-old, including two other persons,
were massacred during bandits attack while three others seriously injured were
taken to the hospital for treatment.
He said the old man was sleeping when the
bandits set his hut on fire. Scores of houses and food stores were reportedly
burnt during the attacks.
He cautioned residents against threatening
the lives of people due to political gains urging them to divorce politics from
criminalities.
He testified that political activities are
going on smoothly but criminality in every society is an ongoing process and
the command is doing its best to combat all forms of criminals in the state.