David Mark Calls For Arrest of Police officers Who Killed Senior Officer of NSCDC In Front of his Wife And Kids

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Former Senate President, Senator David Mark, Thursday urged the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Abubakar Adamu Mohammed to investigate and prosecute police officers who allegedly murdered a Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) officer in Abuja on Wednesday.





A two-star NSCDC officer, Superintendent Oga Jumbo Ochigbo was allegedly beaten to death by policemen at a checkpoint along Nyanja-Abuja road for alleged traffic offence in front of his wife and two kids.





He was said to be taking his kids to school on Wednesday morning when the incident occurred.





The Commissioner of Police in the FCT, Mr. Bala Ciroma, confirmed the arrest and detention of the officers to the News agency of Nigeria (NAN), said that investigation was ongoing to unravel the cause of the incident.





According to the Guardian, an altercation ensued and in the heat of it, the policeman shot the NSCDC officer right in the presence of his wife and children. One of his sons begging the police not to kill his father but it was rather late.





He was confirmed dead at Asokoro District Hospital, Abuja where he was taken after the incident


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