The Benue State Police Command has confirmed the killing of Mr Baba Ibrahim, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), by gunmen in Katsina-Ala, Benue State, on Wednesday.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Austin Ezeani, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi, the state capital, on Thursday, that the police officer was leading a special police task force on cattle rustling in the state.
He said the task force was inaugurated by the Inspector General of Police to curtail rising cases of cattle rustling in the state.
Ezeani explained that the deceased was attacked at the Katsina-Ala cattle market by unknown gunmen who came in a Toyota vehicle with the inscription "NAND."
He disclosed that the assailants shot six other members of the team who are currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital in Katsina-Ala.
He said the command had commenced a systematic raid on criminal hideouts and gun-running syndicates to flush out criminal elements in the state.
The police spokesman assured that the command would ensure that the culprits were arrested and brought to book.
Ezeani also said the command arrested three police officers, including security guards, who were on duty at Radio Benue when hoodlums broke in and carted away valuables.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that hoodlums had in the early hours of Tuesday invaded the Benue-owned medium and stole money and other valuables.
The PPRO also said that the two officers and security guards who were on duty at the INEC office in Katsina-Ala on the night the building was burnt had been arrested and detained.

loomer:
Everyday na so so killing

onosprince:
If na US dem for catch d gunmen, Naija d only country way u fit commit crime for Lagos, as u enter Ibadan u don escape even if u leave finger print for d crime scene, even if u drop ur picture for dem self.

BlackGirlsCode:


Just be careful if you're in Naija. Tomorrow may be your day.

On a second thought, the same applies to me. In the USA, there's a genocide against black people, esp black men.

Let's just all try to be careful because life is so damn risky.