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The state of
insecurity in Bauchi State manifested yesterday with an attempt made on
the lives of security aides to the state’s governor.

Unidentified gunmen
shot Sule Giwa, a police sergeant who serves as orderly to the state’s
governor, Isa Yuguda, within the metropolis on Saturday in what seems
like an assassination attempt on the state’s helm’s man.

The state Police
Commissioner, Danlami Yar’Adua, confirmed the report to the News Agency
on Sunday. Mr Yar’Adua, described the incident as part of the “routine
crime” in the state and dismissed insinuations that the attack was an
assassination attempt. He, however, gave assurance that his command was
doing everything possible to curb criminal activities in the state.

This incident is
coming barely one week after the son of the governor’s special adviser
on pilgrims’ matters, Mahmud Dahiru, was abducted by unknown persons.
Master Dahiru, 10, is yet to be released by his abductors.

It will also be
recalled that the Vice Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)
Caretaker Committee in the state, Bala Hadis, was recently shot and
wounded in his house in the state. Mr Hadis is currently reported to be
recuperating in an Indian hospital.

Also, a
gubernatorial aspirant of the CPC, Sarki Muktar, popularly known as
‘Dan China’ narrowly escaped an attack when a group of unknown
assailants recently raided his house at Narabi Village in Toro local
government area of the state. One of Dan China’s security guards was,
however, killed while another was injured during the attack.

Reacting to the
latest incident, the Senior Special Assistant to the state’s governor
on media, Sanusi Mohammed, described the new wave of criminal
activities in the state as “unfortunate” stating that the government
was taking every step to secure the lives and property.

“The government is collaborating with relevant security agencies to
introduce new security measures with a view to stopping the ugly trend
in the state” he said.