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Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has condemned the killing of Mr Ogar Jumbo Ochigbo, an Assistant Superintendent of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC) who was allegedly murdered by some police officers near Nyanya market, Abuja on Wednesday this week.
Ortom, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, while lamenting that Ochigbo, an indigene of the State was allegedly beaten to death in the presence of his wife, called on the Police Inspector General to ensure that the culprits are brought to justice.
The Governor particularly urged the Inspector General of Police to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. Ogar Jumbo Ochigbo,
Describing the act as barbaric, heartless, and a violation of the sanctity of human life, the Governor sympathized with Ochigbo’s wife and kids who went through the trauma of watching their father being murdered in cold blood.
“The Governor wonders why officers of different security organisations instead of collaborating to ensure a safer society would engage in an action leading to the loss of life.
“Governor Ortom commiserates with the Jumbo Ochigbo family, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the people of Otukpo Local Government Area over the sad loss,” the statement read in part.
