By Suzan Edeh
Following the violent protest of the outcome of the presidential election conducted in the state, Four NYSC serving members have been feared dead while Bauchi LGA chapter of CAN has disclosed that 10 people including one Reverend had been killed.

Addressing newsmen, Tuesday at the police headquarters in Bauchi, the state Commissioner of Police, Amama John Abakasanga  also revealed  that a woman Police Corporal was killed in Giade when the Police formation in the area was attacked by the enraged youths adding that Police stations in Itas, Jama’are, Giade, Dambam and Misau were torched by the protesting youths.

He further disclosed that so far over 200 suspects across the state have been arrested in connection with the violence protests which have claimed many innocent lives, noting that already intensive investigation has commenced while all those indicted will be charged to court immediately.

Similarly, about four INEC offices have been razed down in Bauchi, Dambam, Misau and Jama’are LGAs while 500 laptops used for the voters registration exercise were looted by the enraged youths who let loose violence on the INEC offices as confirmed by the Bauchi State REC, Iliya Audu who conducted Journalists round the burnt offices.

He also said that two under-aged voters were arrested, Zainab Baba and Abdullahi Ibrahim who were believed to be 14 and 15 years respectively, just as those who orchestrated the violence attack in Bara village during which churches were burnt, adding that the suspects have been arrested and are helping the Police in its investigations assuring that the suspects will be arraigned in accordance with the relevant laws of the land.

Abakasanga, however said that sanity is gradually returning to all parts of the state urging parents and guardians to always check their children to ensure that they did not join bad companies because according to him, most of the suspects arrested are children whose ages range from 10 to 20 years.

In his Reaction to the development, Reverend, Lawi Pokti wondered why Christians in Bauchi became target of the violence by the protesters saying that a number of Churches have been completely burnt down by the irate youths. “I am yet to come to terms as to why they decided to make Christians the prime culprit of the aftermath of the elections.”

According to him “I am sure that not all Christians in Bauchi state voted for Goodluck Jonathan same for the Muslims, not all of them voted for Muhammadu Buhari because of the differences in political ideologies by individuals, so I need somebody to tell and convince me why we should be the ones to bear the consequences of the election which was participated in by all.

From all the reports we have even by foreign observers, this election was the best ever conducted in the country but these hoodlums stole our sleep, our peace and everything, subjecting us to mental and physical torture in our own country, I think enough is enough.”

He added that the attack can be likened to mere hatred of Christians and Christianity saying that, “it is not poverty neither is it lack of education but pure act of terrorism which must be checked by the concerned authorities before it degenerate into another thing that will tarnish the good image of the country.”