Gunmen suspected to be of Fulani herdsmen extraction have assassinated
\nan Inspector with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC) in
\nBenue State.<\/p>\n
He is Inspector Joseph Ochogwu, an Idoma man from Benue South senatorial
\nzone.<\/p>\n
The Commandant of Corps in the state, Mr. Isah Kamilu Ado confirmed the
\nkilling during the handing over of over 460 cows belonging to Fulani
\nherdsmen that were impounded by the Livestock Guards for violating the
\nanti-grazing law of the state.<\/p>\n
Mr. Ado said the Inspector Ochogwu was killed in Guma Local Government
\nArea in his line of duty, a fortnight ago.<\/p>\n
The NSCDC chief stated that already, an investigation panel has been set
\nup to unravel the dastardly murder of the gallantly officer whose
\ncorpse, he said, had been deposited in the mortuary awaiting burial on
\nApril 30 this year.<\/p>\n
He disclosed that the North Central Zonal Chairman of Miyetti Allah
\nCattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Danladi Ciroma,
\nwas cooperating with the corps to apprehend the perpetrators for
\npossible prosecution.<\/p>\n
Zonal Chairman of MACBAN, Alhaji Ciroma, who also confirmed the killing
\nof the NSCDC officer, said Ochogwu was murdered while trying to ensure
\npeace in the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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