Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has condemned the assassination of his Senior Special Assistant on Security, Retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG, Christopher Dega, describing it as a huge blow to his administration and the entire state.
The Governor who made this known while speaking to reporters in Makurdi, the state capital, lamented that the retired AIG was very active even in retirement, saying it was painful that he was gunned down in such a gruesome manner.
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“Retired AIG Dega served with me here and this is someone who has retired but is not tired and was very active. So for him to have been murdered in the manner they did, a retired AIG gunned down. This is very sad,” Governor Ortom stated.
He said that that insecurity had bedevilled the North East, North West and North Central, South-South, South East, South West, and called on the security agencies, to find the killers of his security aide.
The Governor also sympathized with the deceased family, friends and former colleagues and prayed God to grant him eternal rest.
Edited by Tunde Orebiyi
