Police Investigate Killing of Corps Member in Nasarawa

The police in Nasarawa State have said they have commenced investigation into the killing of a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member by some youths in Akwanga Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Samaila Usman, said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia, the state capital, on Monday.

Samuel Makene, a 2018 Batch A corps member, whose place of primary assignment was Government Secondary School Ubbe in Akun Development Area, was reportedly stabbed to death on December 20 by some youths at the Akwanga residence of David Ombugadu, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.

Usman described the incident as unfortunate, saying all efforts have been put in place to arrest the killers and bring them to justice.

According to him, “We received a report on the incident and we have commenced full investigation to arrest the killers.

“I want to assure you that we will do everything possible to bring those involved to face justice for what they did.

“I also want to assure you that we will be briefing you and the public on any new development concerning the case. I call on those close to the deceased not to take any action but allow us do our job.”