Commotion in Benue State as Retired Senior Police Officer and His Son are Killed

Commotion has taken over a Benue State
community after a retired police officer and his
son were murdered in cold blood.

Daniel Akogwu, a retired Assistant Superintendent
of Police, and his son, Oche, have been killed.
They were killed by suspected cult members on
Thursday in Makurdi, the Benue State capital.

According to Punch Metro, it was gathered that the
gang had at about 4am invaded the residence of
the retired officer located around the police
headquarters in Makurdi.

They were reportedly searching for one of Daniel’s
children, who allegedly belonged to a rival cult.

Metro Punch reports that a neighbour, who
identified himself as Adah, revealed that the
cultists laid in ambush at the entrance to the
Akogwus’ house, waiting for someone to open the
gate.

He said, “The man’s wife, who is a food seller,
opened the gate and when she saw the large
number of cultists at the entrance, she raised the
alarmThe scream attracted the attention of the man,
who took his cutlass behind his bed and ran out to
find out why his wife was shouting.

“It was at that point that the cult boys opened fire
on him. On sighting Oche, they also shot and killed
him.

“The cultists attempted to set the corpses and the
house ablaze, but were prevented by policemen,
who recovered the bodies.”

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Moses
Yamu, confirmed the incident.

Yamu said although no arrest had been made,
investigations were ongoing.

                          

            

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