Leave two sons wounded while officer escapes unhurt
A police sergeant, Hessian Isah, was on Sunday attacked by gunmen at his residence in the Dandali ward of Potiskum, Yobe State.
Isah however managed to escape the attack but his six-year-old daughter was killed, while two of his sons were also injured.
According to a resident, the assailants came to the house at about 9pm and opened fire on Isah who was in the sitting room with his family.
"He narrowly escaped the gunshots, but his six-year-old daughter, Safiya Hassan, was killed by stray bullets that wounded two of his sons," a source said.
"This is the second time he is escaping this kind of attack, the last time was before he relocated to his personal house weeks ago."
The state police spokesperson, Gbagesin Toyin, confirmed the incident.
A police sergeant, Hessian Isah, was on Sunday attacked by gunmen at his residence in the Dandali ward of Potiskum, Yobe State.Isah however managed to escape the attack but his six-year-old daughter was killed, while two of his sons were also injured.
According to a resident, the assailants came to the house at about 9pm and opened fire on Isah who was in the sitting room with his family.
"He narrowly escaped the gunshots, but his six-year-old daughter, Safiya Hassan, was killed by stray bullets that wounded two of his sons," a source said.
"This is the second time he is escaping this kind of attack, the last time was before he relocated to his personal house weeks ago."
The state police spokesperson, Gbagesin Toyin, confirmed the incident.
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