The Taraba State Police Command has confirmed the killings of two Immigration officers in the state by unknown gunmen. The killing of the officers is
The Taraba State Police Command has confirmed the killings of two Immigration officers in the state by unknown gunmen.
Confirming the attack on Wednesday, the state police command Public Relations Officer, , Abdullahi Usman, said the officers were brutally matcheted by their killers. Identifying the officers as Inspector Adike Austin and Uzo James, he said, “They were not only shot dead but there were also matcheted with cuts all over their bodies.”
While their remains have been deposited at the mortuary for autopsy, he said the state police command has commenced investigations with the hope of tracking down the perpetrators.
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