Police authorities have shed more light on the circumstances surrounding the shooting to death of former Chief of Defence Staff, ACM Alex Badeh (rtd) by unknown gunmen.
Badeh was killed along the Abuja-Keffi Road on Tuesday evening, the Nigerian Air Force revealed in a statement.
The Nasarawa State Police Command, under whose jurisdiction the incident occurred, has released a statement to explain its role in the matter.
The statement read, “On the December 18, 2018 at about 18:35hrs, the former Chief of Defence Staff(rtd) while returning from his farm located in Panda Development Area of Karu LGA was attacked by gunmen at Tudu-Uku along Gitata-Keffi road.
“He was in the company of his friend and driver when the unknown gunmen ambushed and opened fire on his moving vehicle. The former Chief of Defence Staff suffered gunshot injuries, which resulted to his death while his driver was injured and the said friend abducted.
“The corpse of the late Air Chief Marshal and the injured driver has been taken to NAF Hospital in Abuja.
“Following the directive of the IGP Ibrahim K.Idris, the Commissioner of Police in Nassarawa State, CP Yahaya Bello and some senior military personnel have visited the scene alongside the IGP’s Intelligence Response Team, IRT, and Special Tactical Squad, STS, who are to carry out a discrete investigation into the case.
“Meanwhile, the police Command, Nigerian Army and Air Force personnel led by Deputy Commissioner of police are in the area immediately the incident occurred with a view to rescue the abducted person and arrest the perpetrators of the dastardly act.”
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