This was disclosed in a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson in Gombe on Saturday, ASP Mahid Mu’azu.
The Gombe State Police Command has opened an investigation into the alleged murder of a 58-year-old woman, Mrs. Aishato Abdulahi.
According to the police, the victim was brutally murdered by unidentified assailants on Friday in Gombe.
The command’s spokesman, ASP Mahid Mu’azu, conveyed this in a statement issued in Gombe on Saturday.
He said that the attackers attacked the deceased’s residence in the Jekadafari area of Gombe City at around 21:45 and then fled with her mobile phone. “When we received the information, our men moved to the scene where Mrs Abdullahi was found in a pool of blood, and was immediately rushed to the Specialist Hospital, Gombe, where she was confirmed dead.
“Upon receiving the information, our men moved to the scene where Ms Abdullahi was found in a pool of blood and was immediately rushed to the Specialist Hospital in Gombe where she was confirmed dead.
“The command has expressed its shock and dismay at the heinous crime and pledged to do everything in its power to bring the perpetrators to justice,” he said.
Mu’azu said the command had launched a full-scale investigation to establish the circumstances of the incident and identify the killers.
He said movement restrictions remained in place and urged commercial motorcycle and tricycle operators to provide reliable information to police. Meanwhile, the state governor, Anuwa Yahya, has condemned the killing of the woman.
