Gunmen on Monday night, shut dead the Principal Senior Special Assistant on Special Security to governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom in Jos.
Plateau Police Command confirmed that the aide, ex-AIG, Chris Dega was shot in the chest several times until he bled to death.
The Commissioner of Police, Edward Egbuka told ChannelsTV that said the incident occurred few minutes after the victim arrived in Jos, adding that preliminary investigation revealed that Dega left Makurdi being trailed to Jos where he was shot.
He said the incident occurred at Anguldi area of Bukuru in Jos South local government area of Plateau state at about 8:30 pm on Monday.
According to him, some suspects connected to the murder have been arrested and are in police custody while investigations are ongoing to fish out perpetrators.
Dega before his retirement from the police served as commissioner of police in Borno and Edo states.
