By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna
In the current rampaging reign of terror across the middle belt, no fewer than four persons including a staff of CBN have been reportedly killed in Karu LGA of Nassarawa State by gunmen suspected to be assassins.
They were killed following alleged raid by the suspected assailants believed to be on the trail of the CBN staff at a supermarket on Tuesday evening in the LGA.
The suspected assailants reportedly stormed Wisdom Supermarket located in One Man Village in Karu LGA at about 8.45 pm and opened fire on the customers killing the CBN staff and three others including a lady.
It was gathered that the CBN staff drove into the super market in a new “Muzzle” Toyota Camry where he was attacked and killed. His cellphone was allegedly taken away living his car untouched as the killers also left without taking anything from the supermarket.
The residents of the area said the incidents are becoming a serious source of concerned as citizens no longer find peace in the state.
One of the residents, Adamu Jacob who spoke, recalled the recent abduction of the Chairman of Akwanga LGA and three others last Monday in Andaha, the abduction of a lecturer in Kokona and some students at both Federal University of Lafia, and Nasarawa state University Keffi respectively.
They therefore called on the state government to step up the security apparatus in the state to secure the safety of lives and property of people in Nasarawa state.
Confirming the raid, the public Relations Officer of the Nasarawa state Police Command, DSP Ranham Nansel said the hoodlums invaded the supper market at 8.45 pm and shot the four persons to death.
“I wish to confirm that on the second of January 2024 at about 8:45 hours, some hoodlums numbering about four, attacked wisdom supermarket at Adeyi in Karu Local Government Area in Nasarawa state and killed four customers”, he said.
According to the PPRO, the hoodlums opened fire on the customers and as a result, four affected persons were recovered and taking to the hospital where they were confirmed dead by a medical doctor and their corps have been deposited at the Maraba medical center.
He said the commissioner of police, Nasarawa state command, CP Umar Shehu Nadada has directed the deputy commissioner of police in charge of criminal investigation department, Lafia to move to the scene of the incident and carry out a comprehensive investigation into the case adding that the out come of the investigation will be made known.
