- Two officers of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and an Nigerian Military soldier have been killed in Rivers state
- The security personnel were killed on Sunday, in Gio, Tai local government area of Rivers state.
- The incident was confirmed by assistant commandant general of the NSCDC, Haruna Muhammed
There was apprehension on Sunday, June 16, after two personnel of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and a soldier were killed in Gio, Tai local government area of Rivers state.
Daily Trust reports that the incident took place at the Shell Manifold in Gio, Tai LGA of the state.
Confirming the incident the assistant commandant general of the NSCDC, Haruna Muhammed said the incident occurred on Sunday, Junes 16.
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It is also not clear yet what led to the killing of the NSCDC personnel and the soldier in the area.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the police command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) says it has taken into custody two of its officers who allegedly killed an officer of the NSCDC in Nyanya, Abuja.
Late Ogar Jombo, an Assistant Superintendent of the NSCDC, was allegedly killed on Wednesday, March 20 in the presence of his wife and children, when he was stopped by the policemen for alleged violation of traffic rules.
The commissioner of police in the FCT, Mr Bala Ciroma, who confirmed the arrest and detention of the officers said that investigation was ongoing to unravel the cause of the incident.
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“There was a fracas between the senior officer and the policemen, we have commenced investigation and we will not know what really happened until after the investigation,’’ Ciroma said.
It was also gathered from a relation of the deceased, who pleaded anonymity that the late Jombo was taking his children to school in the morning when the incident occurred.
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