The Nigerian Police has commenced the search for the killers of slained former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh.
The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, deployed the Intelligence Response Team and the Special Tactical Squad to fish out Badeh’s killers
Spokesman for Nasarawa State Police Command, Kennedy Idirisu, revealed this in Lafia on Wednesday, December 18.
According to him, the team alongside senior military personnel, were led to the scene of the incident by the Commissioner of Police, Yahaya Bello, in line with the IGP directive.
Idirisu said that the late Badeh was shot dead at about 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 17, by gunmen at Tudu-Uku village along Gitata-Keffi road in Karu Local Government Area of the state. He explained that the former Chief of Defence Staff was returning from his farm in the company of his friend and driver when unknown gunmen ambushed and opened fire on their moving vehicle.
“The former Chief of Defense Staff suffered gunshot injury, which resulted in his death, with the driver sustaining injuries while the friend was abducted.
The Nasarawa State Commissioner of Police is therefore calling on the public with useful information to avail the police with the view to rescuing the abducted person and arresting the perpetrators of the dastardly act,” Idirisu said.
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