RN reports that a Police Officer and a motorcyclist were killed in Ado
Local Government Area Benue State by assailants suspected to be
herdsmen.
Spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Catherine Anene, said the incident happened on Wednesday, October 28.
The
police officer was shot dead at the Police post before Idokpo Market
while the commercial cyclist unsuspectingly ran into the assailants.
"The two died before they could be rushed to the hospital." Anene said on Thursday in Makurdi.
The
PPRO explained that the Command is still investigating the motive
behind the attack, adding that the identities of the victims are still
unknown.
Meanwhile, the Ado Local government Chairman, James Oche
has described the incident as cruel, inhuman, intolerable and has vowed
to bring the perpetrators to book.
The Council Boss said he
summoned an emergency meeting of the Local Government Security Council
and thereafter personally briefed security agencies who are on course
trailing the assailants.
He urged the people to remain calm, law
abiding and also volunteer information that would lead to the arrest and
prosecution of the killers while promising that his administration was
ready for the task of ensuring security of lives and property.
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