NSCDC Officers Killed By Police To Be Buried

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps is set to bury two officers, who were allegedly killed by policemen attached to the Inspector General of Police Task force on Oil Pipeline Vandalism.

Ir was reported on March 28, 2013, that the officers, Gabriel Adaji and Innocent Akhigbe, were killed during an altercation with the policemen in Ikorodu area of Lagos State.

Our correspondent, who visited the state command headquarters of the agency, observed two obituaries of the slain officers on the notice board.

It was learnt that the two officers would be buried on Saturday in their respective hometowns.

Adaji’s obituary read that the 33-year-old’s burial would take place at Adaji Ukwujiya Compound, Benue State. It further stated that he was survived by his mother, sisters and brothers.

44-year-old Akhigbe’s obituary stated that he would be buried in his family compound located in Uhiele Ekpoma, Edo State. It added that he was survived by his wife and children.

Colleagues of the deceased, who gathered around the notice board, had fond memories of the slain officers.

Shortly after the killing of the officers on March 27, President Goodluck Jonathan ordered the State Security Service to investigate the incident.

An officer, who spoke with our correspondent on the condition of anonymity, told PUNCH Metro that they had been warned not to talk on the issue as the presidency had promised to make sure that the culprits were brought to justice.

He said, “The autopsy has been concluded and we know that it was the police that killed our colleagues. The bullets extracted from the corpses were said to have emanated from the guns of policemen so I do not know why they are still investigating.

“Unfortunately, whenever such things happen, no arrests are made in the name of espirit de corps. The incident was an eye opener and we can only mourn them since we have been told not to retaliat