Buhari Ahmadu Tanko, the Commander of Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) in charge of Kakuri community, Kaduna South Local Government Area of Kaduna State, has been murdered. The Nation reports that Tanko was reportedly killed by some yet to be identified assailants. The Kaduna State police command spokesperson, ASP Aliyu Usman, confirmed the incident.
He said that the late Tanko, 27, was murdered by hoodlums while attempting to stop them from stealing from the premises of defunct Kaduna Textile Limited located in his catchment area. ASP Usman said that the incident occurred at about 3:26 hours of Monday August 29, 2016, making it difficult for the police to make immediate arrest of any suspect in connection with the killing. He however said that investigation into the matter has already been launched and the culprits will soon be fished out to face the full wrath of the law. Effort to speak with family of the deceased could not be established as the time of filing the report. But member of JTF in Kakuri, who would not want his name in print vowed not to be deterred by the gruesome murder of their leader in their efforts to make the community safer, urging the state government to train and equip them instead of attempting to scrap the activities of local vigilante in the state. “We know the community better because we leave here. The government can train us continually so we discharge our responsibility better. What happened cannot stop us from patrolling our area especially at night. And we will bring the killers of Buhari to justice no matter how long it will take us,” he said.