GUNMEN KILL ADAMAWA STATE POLICE SARS COMMANDER Tragedy struck the Adamawa State Police command yesterday, as the Commander of the Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARS, Mohammed Ali, was shot dead in broad day light by unknown persons. Ali, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP, was trailed to a car dealer's shed along Atiku Abubakar Road, where he was killed. Eyewitness revealed that the three assailants operating on a motorcycle fired several shots on the deceased police officer while he was exchanging pleasantries with some friends, killing him instantly. According to the eye witnesses, the assailants accosted him and asked if he was Mohammed Ali and he answered in the affirmative. "There and then, they started firing at him and riddled him with bullets at close range as other people who were with him ran for their lives" . "The sound of gunshots scared people away as traders and other business premises were closed amid the confusion, " the sources said. Adamawa State Commissioner of Police, Mr Adenrele Shinaba declined comments and story when he was contacted through his GSM phone, saying he is not yet ready to speak to reporters and switched off. The death of Ali, who had made a name in the State as O/C SARS came barely a month after he received certificate of commendation from the State Police Commissioner for his bravery and commitment towards fighting crime in the state.