Pius Sunday, who was the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Marte Divisional Headquarters, Marte.
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri –
Borno State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a Superintendent of Police (SP) Pius Sunday, who was the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Marte Divisional Headquarters, Marte.
SP Sunday was killed by suspected Boko Haram terrorists while responding to a distress call on Monday around 2 am in New Marte while leading a police response team.
The command’s spokesman, DSP Nahum Daso, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Wednesday in Maiduguri.
DSP Daso said: “Borno State Police Command Mourns the death of one of its gallant officer, Superintendent of Police (SP) Pius Sunday , the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Marte Divisional Headquarters, Marte who was killed while responding to a distress call around 2 am in New Marte while leading a police response team.”
“The incident happened on the 20th May 2024, at about 2309HRS when the Divisional Police Officer , Marte Division, received a complaint from one Adam Abatcha a Senior Community Health Extension Worker (SCHEW) in-charge of Maternal and Child Health Clinic in New Marte that some unknown gunmen numbering about six invaded his house and attempted to abduct him and he struggled and escaped from his abductors and ran to the Police Station.
” The DPO SP Pius Sunday mobilized his men to the scene, sadly the team was ambushed while in exchange of fire, the DPO was fatally wounded and and couldn’t survive , meeting his destiny while one Inspector Sani Murtala was injured where he was brushed by a bullet on his thigh.
” The injured victim is currently responding to treatment at University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) while the corpse of the DPO has been deposited at UMTH mortuary while Discreet investigation is ongoing on the incident
“On behalf of officers and men of the Borno State Police Command, the Commissioner of Police CP Yusufu Mohammed Lawal, expressed our heartfelt condolence to the family of the bereaved,” the police spokesman said.
