In Niger, Police Station Burnt Down by Angry Youths Over Killing of Catholic Reverend Father
- Aggrieved youths in Niger state have razed down a police station in Paikoro local government area
- It was gathered that the action was in retaliation to the killing of a Catholic priest by notorious bandits
- The police spokesperson of the Niger state police command revealed that a response team was immediately deployed to the scene of the incident to restore normalcy
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Niger, Minna - An emerging report has confirmed that the police division in Kafin-Koro District, Paikoro local council in Niger state has been burnt down by angry youth.
It was gathered that the youths perpetrated the act in brutal response to the gruesome killing of a Reverend Father by armed bandits some days back.
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The Guardian newspaper reported that the armed bandits invaded the Minna St. Peter and Paul Catholic Diocese of Reverend Father Isaac Achi on Sunday, January 15 and razed down the church building.
Shortly after the incident, it was confirmed that the spiritual head of the parish was among those who were burnt alive in the tragic incident.
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Police reacts to incident
In reaction to the incident, the Niger state police command spokesperson, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, revealed that a response team was deployed to the scene of the incident and normalcy has been restored in the community.
DSP Abiodun further noted that the value of the items that were destroyed by the fire is yet to be confirmed as more investigations will be carried out to uncover the extent of the damages.
Meanwhile the Assistant Inspector General of Police from Zone 7 Headquarters, Abuja, Kayode Egbetokun visited the scene of the incident for assessment of the destroyed facility.
On the gruesome killing of Rev Fr. Achi, Catholic clerics in southwest Nigeria have condemned the cruel act.
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