Gunmen have reportedly killed Senior Special Assistant to Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom on Security, AIG Christopher Dega (Rtd) in Jos, Plateau State Capital.
The retired police officer was said to have been killed on Tuesday when he was reportedly shot several times in the chest.
Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Terver Akase, confirmed the death of the retired AIG to newsmen.
AIG Dega had a brilliant career in the Nigerian Police Force and was twice Commissioner of Police in Borno and Edo States.
He hailed from Katsina-Ala local government area in Benue state.
In March, Ortom cried out that he escaped an assassination attempt on his life as he fled gunmen who attacked him on his farm.
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Ortom had been on an inspection visit to his farm at Tyomu Community in the state when suspected herdsmen opened fire on him and his aides.
More details later.
