Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom urged the Inspector General of Police to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Ogar Jumbo Ochigbo, an Assistant Superintendent of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC) who was allegedly murdered in the presence of his wife and children by some police officers near Nyanya market, Abuja on Wednesday this week.
Governor Ortom condemned the killing of Mr Ochigbo, an indigene of the State and calls on the Police Inspector General to ensure that the culprits are brought to justice.
He described the act as barbaric, heartless, and a violation of the sanctity of human life. He sympathizes with Ochigbo’s wife and kids who went through the trauma of watching their father being murdered in cold blood.
Governor wondered why officers of different security organisations instead of collaborating to ensure a safer society would engage in an action leading to the loss of life.
Ortom, however, commiserated with the Jumbo Ochigbo family, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the people of Otukpo Local Government Area over the sad loss.
