5 killed as gunmen attack Ringim’s residence, police station

NO fewer than five people were killed, three being policemen, as unknown gunmen attacked the residence of former Inspector-General of Police, Hafiz Ringim, in Ringim, Jigawa State, on Sunday night.

Reports from the area indicated that the gunmen also attacked a police station adjacent Ringim’s residence and a branch of a bank in the area.
Findings by the Nigerian Tribune revealed that the policemen were killed when the gunmen raided the station, while two security guards of the bank were also killed.

An eyewitness told the Nigerian Tribune that after Muslim night prayers, explosions were heard from the residence of the former police boss, as gun duel ensued.

According to the witness, who sought anonymity, several explosions were heard from the area, where the house of the Minister of Education, Professor Rukayyatu Ahmed Rufa’i, was also sited.

The state acting governor, Alhaji Ahmad Mahmud, who was conducted round the affected places, said the way the crime was carried out was similar to the one that happened in Gwaram Local Government, where the bank was attacked.

According to the acting governor, “the attack was purely a robbery attempt and from the brief I got, the assailants must have created a decoy to cause distraction by attacking the former IG’s residence and the police station.”

He confirmed that five people were killed in the attack.

The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Theophillus Kayode, said no money was stolen from the bank.