Senior Special Assistant on Security to Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, northcentral Nigeria, Christopher Dega State, has been killed.
Dega, a retired Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police was shot at an isolated restaurant in Bukuru, Jos, central Nigeria.
Both the Police spokesman in Jos, Plateau State, Gabriel Ubah, and Governor Ortom’s spokesman, Terver Akase, confirmed the incidence.
Ubah who said investigations indicate that the deceased trailed and shot, added that some suspects have been arrested in Connection with the murder.
While in service, Mr Dega had served as Commissioner of Police in Borno and Edo states.
Mr Dega’s assassination came a few days after the murder of Ahmed Gulak, a former political adviser to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.