Four dead as gunmen raid Nasarawa supermarket – Police reacts

Report has it that about four people were confirmed to have been killed by gunmen during a raid in a supermarket in Nasarawa State.

TopNaija gathered that the incident, which us under investigation, saw that the assailant attacked a supermarket in One Man Village, near Mararaba, in the Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.

According to reports gatherd to press men on Wednesday, Umar Nadada, the State Commissioner of Police, has instructed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigative Department in Lafia to lead the investigation.

It was gathered that four armed men carried out the deadly attack, which resulted in the sad deaths of four customers.

As reported by media outlet, the Punch, the attack occurred at approximately 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday.

According to the PUNCH, they were able to obtain a video of the incident revealing an identity card of one of the deceased.

The Nasarawa police spokesperson, Ramhan Nansel, confirmed the incident to a journalist, saying that four persons were killed in the incident, adding that the CP has directed the Deputy Commissioner in charge of SCID to investigate the matter.

Nasel said, “I wish to confirm that on January 2, 2024. Some hoodlums numbering four attacked the Wisdom supermarket at Adehi, Karu local government shooting sporadically. The armed men opened fire on customers and four persons were recovered and taken to the hospital where they were confirmed dead by the doctors.

“Their corpses have been deposited at Maraba Medical Centre. The Commissioner of Police has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police, State Criminal Investigative Department in Lafia to move to the scene and carry out a comprehensive investigation into the case. The outcome of the investigation will be made known.”