By Adesina Soyooye
The Senior Special Adviser to Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Christopher Dega, has been murdered.
Dega, a retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, was murdered in Jos, Plateau State, by gunmen who, Police say trailed, and killed him in a restaurant in Burukutu.
It is not yet confirmed why Dega went to Jos, or the circumstances which surrounded his killing, but
a statement by the Spokesman of the Plateau State Police Command, Gabriel Ogaba, said the retired AIG was killed on Monday, May 31, by three yet-to-be identified gunmen.
He stated: “It is on a sad note that the Command received an ugly report of the death of AIG Christopher Dega (Rtd)
“On 31/5/2021, at about 2030hrs, AIG Dega was shot dead by three yet to be identified gunmen in an isolated restaurant at Burukutu, Jos.”
According to the Statement, Dega arrived Jos at about 1930hrs, and was killed the same day he arrived.
Benue State has been having a running battle with rogue herdsmen who have been wreaking havoc in the State – killing, maiming, raping, and destroying farmlands.
Governor Ortom has been in the forefront of the battle against them and open-grazing. Their activities have been trying to tear the country apart.
Dega, a brilliant operations officer, was, among other positions he held before his retirement, the Commissioner of Police in Edo and Borno State Command.
He was a native of Katsina-Ala, Benue State.
