Bandits struck on Monday in Kaduna and ambushed men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and killed seven of its personnel alongside five others from a sister security agency and local security service.
Disclosing the killing on Tuesday in a statement, the Spokesperson of the force, DCC Olusola Odumosu, said the personnel were attached to the Kaduna State Ministry of Mines before being ambushed and killed by bandits while on official duty at a mining site in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
According to him, “The sad incident took place on Monday 9th of January 2023, about 10.00hrs at the Kuriga mining site in Birnin Gwari LGA of Kaduna State.
After the attack, the bandits carted away the rifles of the slain operatives. Meanwhile, the remains of the slain officers and men have been recovered and deposited at the Barau Diko Hospital Kaduna.
The Commandant General, Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, described the unfortunate incident as a big loss to the Corps, families of the slain victims and the nation.
He commiserated with the families and friends of the deceased and prayed that God grant them the fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss.
In honour of the slain personnel, the CG has directed that the Corps’ flag be hoisted at half-mast and that a national prayer involving both Christians and Muslims be organized at the Corps National headquarters, Abuja, to pray for God’s protection for all officers and men of the Corps in the new year and avert a recurrence of such awful incident.
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