The sad and tragic murder of Assistant Director in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation at the State House, Laetitia Naankang Dagan, was courageous even to her last seconds on earth last Monday.

Dagan, who was attacked soon after arriving home from work, summoned what was left of her energy to pick up her mobile phone.

She dialled up neighbours to come to her rescue. They did respond to her distress call.

And that turned out to be crucial.

Although she failed to make it back to life, she was able to give out sufficient information about who her attackers were and why she became a target.

She seemed to have had no premonition of death when she left her residence at No. 23 at B Close, Road 22 EFAB Estate in Lokogoma area of the Federal Capital Territory for work earlier in the day.

Sharing the compound with her in a detached two-bedroom bungalow were some young men suspected to be into internet fraud, also known as ‘yahoo yahoo’.

She occupied the boys’ quarters of the main building.

Until her gruesome murder, the Quaanpan, Plateau State-born Dagan, had been locked in a cold war with the young men, The Nation gathered.

The plot to kill her allegedly began after the gateman reported to the police that the boys were smoking Indian hemp.

The police promptly arrested them, although they were later released.

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The boys suspected that she gave them away to the police.

They sought to hit back.

The battle line was soon drawn with her.

From the boys’ alleged disposition towards her soon after the arrest, Dagan knew she had to move away from the boys.

She told neighbours about the cold war. Besides, she began looking for an alternative accommodation.

A source who does not want to be named said Dagan initially lived in the compound with a couple from Bauchi State before they moved into their own house last December.

The main building was then rented by the boys who moved in only last month.

Said the source: “She travelled to Jos for a wedding on Friday, and was in Jos until Sunday when she returned to Abuja.

“But while she was away, the boys threatened to kill the security man and he went to the police and reported. He was asked not to return to the compound and because he has no phone, he could not inform her about what was happening.

“So she came back to Abuja Sunday night and went to work early Monday morning without any knowledge of what was going on between the gateman and the boys. When she returned from work in the evening, she went straight to her apartment until around 10 pm when the boys broke into the house and attacked her after molesting her.

“They left her, thinking she was dead but she managed to get her phone and called one of us to come to her aid; that she was dying; that those boys attacked her.

“But they heard her making the call and they returned to her room and killed her finally and tied her body on a chair and set the house on fire and ran away but the fire only burnt part of her face before it went off.

“At that point, one of us that got her distress call informed the DSS and they mobilised some policemen and went to her house and found her dead and partially burnt. One of her assailants, probably because they were in a hurry, dropped his phone at the scene of the crime after they had taken her own phone; that was how the police were able to track and arrest one of the boys.”

The source described the deceased as a quiet and peace loving lady who was not in the habit of keeping friends.

“It is unfortunate that she died the way she did. She was a down to earth person. Despite her status, she had no personal car and did not keep friends.

“She lived a kind of routine life that revolved around her office, home and church. She was not socialising. She was a nice woman and we are going to miss her.”

NCWS wants FG to bring her killers to book

Meanwhile, The National Council of Women’s Societies (NCWS), yesterday asked the federal government to ensure that killers of Ms. Laetitia Dagan were fished out and made to face the full wrath of the law.

The National President of NCWS, Mrs Gloria Shoda, said in a statement in Abuja, that the murder of Dagan was one too many in recent times.

“The number of people killed every day is alarming; and nobody knows who will be next,” she said.

She added: “The government owes it citizens the right to protection of lives and properties, so we expect that the government do more in this area.

“We cannot continue to fold our hands and watch fellow Nigerians murdered in cool blood daily. SleekGist reports.

“’We want all Nigerians to join hands with us and call on the government to do all that is necessary to stop these senseless killings.”

She, however, commended the Nigeria Police for its quick response, and the arrest of one of the suspects, but urged them to do more.

The 47-year-old Dagan was attacked and killed at about 11: 00 p.m. same day.
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A precious and beautiful life just wasted for no just cause other than a probable drug-induced moment of madness.

It seems the so-called yahoo boys are the culprits after all.

Rest on Madam, your race has ended albeit prematurely.

Wetin person no go see for 9ja?

All these are cock and bull story!
We already know who and why she was killed. Working in aso rock is one of deadliest job in Nigeria. If you know too much, you’re gone.

Why kill a beautiful innocent lady.nigeria is dead. Ive been having bad dreams.whats going on here.

Thank God left a loophole during the gruesome act..God punish dem all..

Smh I still find this bull crap hard to believe

Some ladies just cannot mind their own bizness,calling the cops on men who never asked you for money to by weed or other things.If the useless government had provided job,Wil they be doing yahoo.Rip ma,in your next life,when you come across such dudes,be nice,be friendly,cos you don't know what men are passing thru

That is what you get when you don't mind your business

A murder that makes no sense!!





Under Buhari,
life means nothing..

Davash222:
All these are cock and bull story!
We already know who and why she was killed. Working in aso rock is one of deadliest job in Nigeria. If you know too much, you’re gone.

I like it when people like you with no prior knowledge, no authoritative information, no access to events or eyewitnesses, and no access to records of investigation suddenly pull asinine assumptions out of your shitty asses because you want to sound smart.

She works for State House in the office of the SGF as a pensions assistant director, she has no access to confidential matters of state, nor the presidency including office or residence of the president or cabinetry.

Just because she's an administrative officer in the sprawling State House bureaucracy does not mean she's privy to happenings in government. She's in pensions!

She lived far away in some hole-in-the-wall BQ.

Stop thinking you flat-earth conspiracy theorists know anything!

TellBlazer:
Some ladies just cannot mind their own bizness,calling the cops on men who never asked you for money to by weed or other things.If the useless government had provided job,Wil they be doing yahoo.Rip ma,in your next life,when you come across such dudes,be nice,be friendly,cos you don't know what men are passing thru

Oga, calm down and read, take a few seconds to understand what you've read, then drop your comment. She didn't report them, the gate man did because he had issues with the boys.

Davash222:
All these are cock and bull story!
We already know who and why she was killed. Working in aso rock is one of deadliest job in Nigeria. If you know too much, you’re gone.

You cannot be saved from yourself. That woman was an Assistant Director in charge of Pensions and has nothing to do with whatever conspiracy theories you have in mind.

TellBlazer:
Some ladies just cannot mind their own bizness,calling the cops on men who never asked you for money to by weed or other things.If the useless government had provided job,Wil they be doing yahoo.Rip ma,in your next life,when you come across such dudes,be nice,be friendly,cos you don't know what men are passing thru

Omo I fear oooooooo

Davash222:
All these are cock and bull story!
We already know who and why she was killed. Working in aso rock is one of deadliest job in Nigeria. If you know too much, you’re gone.

No brother you just read the real story of her death
Nothing was added nothing was removed

Such a wickedness

A country where a government worker at federal level lives in BQ while thieves and miscreants live in the main building is pathetic and irredeemable!


RIP woman

Ayofaks:


Oga, calm down and read, take a few seconds to understand what you've read, then drop your comment. She didn't report them, the gate man did because he had issues with the boys.

learn to read between the lines bro,am not saying what the boys did is right,the boys cannot hurt her if actually she is at peace with them.Gateman does not have the moral to call cops on tanent.I have lived in a compound were weed smokers are many,you don't go fighting them,you follow them with peace and love.When you have gained access to them then you let them know the danger in such vice

TellBlazer:
learn to read between the lines bro,am not saying what the boys did is right,the boys cannot hurt her if actually she is at peace with them.Gateman does not have the moral to call cops on tanent.I have lived in a compound were weed smokers are many,you don't go fighting them,you follow them with peace and love.When you have gained access to them then you let them know the danger in such vice

Tani bro re ...I'm a lady. No probs!

Ayofaks:


Tani bro re ...I'm a lady. No probs!

Sorry ma,

That's the problem with all these very senseless 'cultists' who delight in taking useless hard drugs - from Arizona to Loud to SK and the rest of them.

OK, so you killed her and you expect to sleep, wake up, and continue with your life.... That the matter wouldn't go beyond that? Very useless bastards. I need the fools skinned alive and then beheaded.