By Chinenye Festus:-
The Commissioner of Police in Nasarawa State confirmed to Channels Television Gunmen have killed the village head of Odu community, Udege development area in Nasarawa Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Amos Ewa Obere.
He stated that the traditional leader sustained a grave injury in his stomach as a result of the gunshot and was rushed to the Mararaba Udege General Hospital, for medical attention where he gave up the ghost.
The police boss revealed that security has been beefed up in the area.
Obere was a retired Assistant Superintendent of Police and the ward head of Odu and other surrounding villages.
He noted that the killing occurred on Friday night, around 10 pm when the perpetrators stormed the community and shot the deceased, thus leading to his death.
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