Gunmen kill two immigration officers, varsity lecturer in Taraba
By Terna Chikpa, Jalingo
Unknown gunmen on Wednesday ambushed and killed two Immigration officers as well as a lecturer with Federal University Wukari in Taraba State.
The Immigration officers were said to have been attached to Ussa Local Council checkpoint and were identified as, inspectors Adike Austin and Uzo James.
According to police report, the officers were ambushed while returning from there duty post with their lifeless bodies and motorcycle abandoned on the road.
Taraba State Police Public Relations Officer DSP Usman Abdullahi, who confirmed the incident to our correspondent also disclosed that the body of the officers have been deposited at a morgue for autopsy and full-scale investigation, as the killing was not related to the ongoing herders/farmers crisis in the area.
Also, a lecturer with Federal University Wukari, Mr. Daniel Bala was attacked and killed on his farm in Wukari, Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba state.
Meanwhile, youths related to the deceased while acting on suspicion, attacked and killed a Tiv man in a community close to where the incident happened.
