Nigeria: Security Operatives Surround Armed Men in Azare, Kill Two

2 December 2012

Bauchi — Two people have been killed and three injured when several youths and security operatives surrounded gunmen believed to have been responsible for the killings of prominent people in Azare town, the headquarters of Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State.

In their separates accounts of the incident residents in Azare told Daily Trust that "some people saw the men with guns and the people in the area had already sensitized themselves to follow and arrest any suspect found with arms and ammunition."

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