CRIME--- Armed Robbers Killed Policeman, Other In Bank Raid

  Two people were killed and four other civilians sustained serious injuries from gun shots during a bank robbery on Thursday.
The state Commissioner of Police in Birnin Kebbi State, Mr Benjami Onwuka, revealed that a police sergeant, Bala Sanyinna, and a civilian, Malam Isa Dantagago, were killed in the attack on the state-owned Savings and Loans Bank.

It's became known that the murdered policeman was only promoted from the rank of a Corporal to a sergeant earlier this week.

One of the suspected armed robbers was detained by residents with an AK-47 rifle and now is helping the police in their investigation.

The deputy governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Aliyu, during an assessment visit to Argungu pledged the state government’s sustained support to security agencies to curb crime and insurgency in the state.

He also urged the residents for their alertness and support for security agencies and called on other communities to emulate the effort of Argungu people in securing their areas.

The Chairman of Argungu Local Government, Alhaji Salihu Ahmed, assured that efforts would be made to curtail violent crimes in the area, especially armed robbery and insurgency.

The Chief Nursing Officer of the Argungu General Hospital, Mr. Mohammed Kaoje, said one of the shot victims in the attack, Malam Halliru Isa, had been referred to the Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kebbi, for further treatment