Ekunola
Gbenga, Media Assistant to the Commandant General of NSCDC, in a statement on
Wednesday said the deceased was responding to a distress call in his
neighbourhood after news filtered that unknown assailants were invading the
community when his was killed.
Some gunmen
in Benue State have killed an Assistant Commandant of the Nigeria Security and
Civil Defense Corps, Abeeka Abeeka.
Ekunola
Gbenga, Media Assistant to the Commandant General of NSCDC, in a statement on
Wednesday said the deceased was responding to a distress call in his
neighbourhood after news filtered that unknown assailants were invading the community
when his was killed.
Gbenga
said, "The killing of the officer took place at Akile Village under Tyo Mu
along Makurdi-Gboko Road about 4am on Monday outside the officer’s house when
some youth shot to death the officer and took to their heels.
"The
late officer was woken up following the alarm raised by neighbours that some
people were coming to attack the village.
"It
was gathered that as soon as Abeeka stepped out his house, one of the gunmen
opened fire and killed him.
"Tyo
Mu community had witnessed a series of clashes in recent times between the
indigenes and settlers over land dispute.”
He added
that the NSCDC has commenced investigation into the matter while launching a
manhunt for the assailants.
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