Monday, September 23, 2024 - A soldier identified as Abubakar has allegedly killed a Nigerian Civil and Security Defence Corps officer, Olapade Segun in Ibadan, Oyo State.
It was gathered that Abubakar
and Segun met at a nightclub in the Bodija area of the state on Friday,
September 20, 2024.
According to Punch, a heated
altercation ensued between the two security agents, which led Abubakar to bring
out his dagger.
Sources privy to the matter, who
pleaded anonymity, told the publication on Sunday that Abubakar stabbed Segun
and he died as a result of blood loss.
The source said that a mob angered by
the incident b3at up the soldier after he tried to escape from the scene.
“A soldier called Abubakar and an
NSCDC official had a heated altercation at a nightclub in the Bodija area of
Ibadan. The soldier, who was angered by the situation, brought out his dagger
and stabbed the NSCDC officer. He died as a result of the blood he lost. The
soldier wanted to run from the scene but the angry crowd got hold of him and
beat him to a pulp. It took the arrival of his colleagues who dispersed the
crowd before he was freed,” the source said.
Another source said some senior officers of the
Nigerian Army have been visiting the state command of the NSCDC to investigate
the matter.
"I learnt
that the Army has set up a panel to investigate the matter because some senior
officers of the service have been visiting the state command concerning the
incident.”
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