The Katsina State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps says it has arrested eight suspects in connection with the attack on its outpost at Koraman Nayalli in Katsina metropolis.

The command’s Public Relations Officer, Buhari Hamisu, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Katsina on Monday.

Hamisu said that on Sunday, a group of miscreants protested a raid that resulted in the death of a suspected drug peddler, Uzairu, alias ‘Dan’kuda’.“The miscreants in large numbers stormed the premises of the Iutpost at Koraman Nayalli, Sabuwar Unguwa Quarters, and set the building ablaze.

“During the incident, three motorcycles and other relevant properties belonging to the outpost were also burnt,” he said.

According to him, the miscreants, while carrying weapons, also visited the nearby outposts of NSCDC and that of the Police at Filin Kanada.

“The Special Response Squads from NSCDC and police controlled the situation through adequate security measures, and normalcy had since been restored,” Hamisu added.

According to him, the state Commandant of NSCDC, Abbas Moriki, had ordered a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.

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