Police moves to arrest killers of district head in Nasarawa
Police BAdge

The Nasarawa State Police Command has vowed that it will fish out the killers of Mr Amos Obere, the District Head of Odu Village in Nasarawa Local Government Area.

iBrandTV reported that Obere was murdered by unknown gunmen on Friday.

Advertisements

Nansel Ramhan, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, made the vow while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Lafia.

According to him, the command will not rest on its oars until the killers were identified, arrested and prosecuted.

Advertisements

He said an investigation to unravel the circumstances and those behind the attack had since commenced.

Ramhan also urged members of the public to supply the police with useful information that would aid the arrest of the perpetrators of the crime.

Advertisements

READ ALSO: Policeman raped me till dawn for not wearing nose mask, widow cries

The police spokesperson said that the force received information about the attack on Friday at about 10pm.

“Upon the receipt of the information, a detachment of police personnel comprising Special Anti Robbery Squad, Police Mobile Force, personnel of Operation Puff Adder and Vigilante led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) raced to the scene and discovered that the victim was shot.

“He was rushed to the hospital but died while receiving treatment at the General Hospital, Mararaba Udege,” he said.

Obere, until his demise, was the district head of Odu Village in Udege Development Area of Nasarawa Local Government.

Advertisements
Advertisements

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.