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13 years after, Police apprehend killers of 6 corps members in 2011 Bauchi post-election crisis

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13 years after, Police apprehend killers of 6 corps members in 2011 Bauchi post-election crisis

Bauchi State Police Command has arrested suspects believed to be the masterminds of the 2011 post-election crisis in the state.

The crisis then led to the deaths of six National Youth Service Corps members and several police officers.

According to the journalists, this was disclosed by the Bauchi State Commissioner of Police, Auwal Muhammad, during a press briefing at the police headquarters on Thursday.

Muhammad explained that the initial failure to apprehend the suspects was due to the chaotic nature of the mob action that erupted at the time.

The post-election violence broke out shortly after the announcement of the victory of the then President Goodluck Jonathan in Giade Local Government Area of the state where a divisional police headquarters was set ablaze.

This resulted in the killing of the six corps members who took cover under the police.

While parading the suspects on Thursday, Auwal said: “On 18th April 2011 between the hours of 12:30 pm and 1pm, a group of youths led by one Kabiru Musa, known as Dawa, stormed Giade Divisional Police Headquarters, following the announcement of the 2011 presidential election result.

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