Angry youths in Zamfara have gone completely berserk, proceeding to do immeasurable damage to a police station in their area.
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Angry youths in Magazu, Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara, have set the Police Station in the village ablaze.
The youths went wild following a misunderstanding between the police and the people of the village.
According to Vanguard, an eyewitness revealed that the misunderstanding followed an alleged death of a suspect from the area, Ibrahim Muhammad, in police custody.
The eyewitness who pledged anonymity, said that the suspect was detained for allegedly stealing a cell phone.
According to him, Muhammad’s death angered the youths of the village who went berserk and set the police station alight.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Shehu Muhammad, confirmed the incident.
Muhammad said the State Police Command was already compiling a report on the mayhem.