Polytechnic worker killed as gunmen attack Bauchi community

A staff member of The Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, was killed on Saturday, when gunmen attacked Burshin Fulani community in Bauchi state. 

Ahmed Wakil, Bauchi police spokesperson, who confirmed the incident, said the number of the assailants could not be ascertained.

Wakil said the gunmen killed one Abubakar Muhammad, a staff member of the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, adding that victim was shot on the neck while he was trying to rescue his children.

He added that the gunmen fled when the police arrived.

“Gunmen attacked Burshin Fulani village and killed one Abubakar Muhammad, a senior staff of the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi,” he said.

“He was shot on the neck and died on the spot. Policemen who rushed to the scene evacuated the victim to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi, where he was certified dead.

“Our patrol team stationed at the polytechnic gate, on hearing gunshots from the direction at about 4:000 am, quickly rushed to the area. On sighting the light of the patrol van, the gunmen fled.

“The deceased came out to rescue his children, who were struggling with some people at the gate, and immediately he emerged, they shot him.”

Wakil also said Sylvester Alabi, the Bauchi commissioner of police, has deployed officers to track down the perpetrators.