Gunmen have killed Senior Special Assistant to Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom on Security, AIG Christopher Dega (retd) in Jos, Plateau State Capital.
Report indicated that he was shot in the chest several times by gunmen on Tuesday.
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.
Dega was an Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of the Zone 8 police command before his retirement.
Spokesperson for the Plateau State police command, ASP Ubah Ogaba, confirmed the incident.
He said that the incident occurred at a restaurant in Jos South Local Government Area of the state on May 31, at about 8.30pm.
“On a sad note we received an ugly report of the death of retired AIG Christopher Dega. He was shot dead by three yet to be identified gunmen in an isolated restaurant at Bukuru, Jos.
“He arrived in Jos from Makurdi on the same date at about 7:30 p.m. From the investigation so far, it appeared that he was trailed and later shot”.
Ogaba said investigation had commenced and some suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder.
