By PETER UWUMAROGIE

The Police Command in Gombe State has confirmed the arrest of 25 suspects in connection with attack on the Divisional Police Officer of Kwadon Division in Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Area, CSP Adamu Alhaji-Idi.

DSP Buhari Abdullahi, the Command?s spokesperson in the state, disclosed this in a statement in Gombe on Wednesday.

Abdullahi said that the officer was reportedly assaulted by a group of suspected miscreants, known as Kalare on Tuesday while carrying out his duties in Kwadon town.

While condemning the attack, he said all efforts were on to bring the perpetrators of the violent attack to justice.

?On Tuesday, at 9.00am, a report of a brutal assault on CSP Adamu Alhaji Idi, the Divisional Police Officer of Kwadon Division was received.

?The officer was attacked by a group of notorious Kalare miscreants in Kwadon town and sustained multiple degrees of injuries, including a deep wound on his forehead.

?The victim was immediately rushed to the Federal Teaching Hospital Gombe for urgent medical attention and is currently receiving treatment,? he said.

He stated that following coordinated tactical operations, 25 suspects all residents of Kwadon town were apprehended in connection with the incident and were currently in police custody undergoing discreet investigation.

He said upon completion of the investigation, they would be charged to court accordingly.

Abdullahi said as part of the Command?s commitment to restoring calm and ensuring accountability, the Commissioner of Police, Gombe State, Bello Yahaya, visited the scene in Kwadon town.

He said that the visit was aimed at assessing the situation firsthand, commiserating with officers on ground, and assuring the community of the Command?s resolve to tackle criminality without compromise.

?The Command reiterates its zero-tolerance policy towards violence against security personnel and warns all criminally minded individuals and groups to desist from such heinous acts.

?The police will not hesitate to bring the full weight of the law upon anyone found guilty of disrupting public peace or endangering the lives of law enforcement officers.

?We urge residents of Kwadon and the state at large to remain law-abiding and cooperate with the police in the ongoing investigation,? he said. (Text, excluding headline: NAN)

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