An
officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ekiti State,
Sunday Afolabi, was shot dead in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, by unknown
gunmen on Wednesday.
An
insider in Ekiti Command of NSCDC who craved anonymity because he was not
authorized to speak on the matter alleged that Afolabi was killed by his
assailants along Afao Road at about 3.30 pm.
But
the state police command said Afolabi was killed by suspected “cult boys.” His
body was deposited at the mortuary by some policemen who visited the scene
after the killing.
NSCDC
spokesman, Tolu Afolabi confirmed the killing to reporters on Thursday. He said
investigation has been launched into the incident in a bid to unmask the
killers of the officer.
The
late Afolabi, who served in the Intelligence and Investigation Unit of Ekiti
NSCDC was reportedly shot in the heart.
NSCDC
spokesman said: “Unknown gunmen have killed an officer of NSCDC, Sunday
Afolabi, an Assistant Superintendent Corps 1
(ASC1),
along Afao Road, Ado Ekiti at about 1530 on Wednesday, 19th April, 2017.
“The
officer was shot in the heart and his corpse has been deposited at the mortuary
while investigation continues.”
When
contacted, police spokesman, Alberto Adeyemi, disclosed that the late Afolabi
was killed by suspected cult boys along Afao Road.
Adeyemi
said: “I have just spoken with OC-SARS and he said the cult boys killed the
person along Afao Road where the NSCDC office is located.
“We
sympathize with our sister security agency on the killing of the officer.
Investigation
has commenced into the incident.”
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