Police Officer in Taraba Killed by Vigilante Group in Ambush
A tragic incident unfolded in Taraba State as an Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP, was fatally shot and killed by a vigilante group.
Reports indicate that the police officer, identified by his force number as AP/NO191462, lost his life in an ambush at Sandirde village in Gassol local government council of the state.
Police Commissioner David Iloyanomon, in a statement released to the press in Jalingo, the state capital, disclosed that the ambush was orchestrated by the vigilante group's leader, Ali Dissol.
Detailing the event, he stated, “On 4/5/2024, a team of special strike force operatives attached to Government House Taraba State, led by SP Jamu Emmanuel, fell into an ambush at Sandirde village in Gassol local government council orchestrated by a local vigilante group.”
The ...