Fulani herdsmen kill Inspector Joseph Ochogwu in Benue

Suspected armed Fulani herdsmen have reportedly killed an Inspector with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Benue State, Inspector Joseph Ochogwu.

The Commandant of Corps in the state, Mr. Isah Kamilu Ado, confirmed the killing during the handing over of over 460 cows belonging to Fulani herdsmen that were impounded by the Livestock Guards for violating the anti-grazing law of the state.

Ado said the Inspector was killed in Guma Local Government Area in his line of duty, a forthnight ago.

The NSCDC chief stated that already, an investigation panel has been set up to unravel the dastardly murder of the gallantly officer whose corpse he said, had been deposited in the mortuary awaiting burial on April 30.

He disclosed that the North Central Zonal Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Danladi Ciroma, was cooperating with the Corps to apprehend the perpetrators for possible prosecution.

Zonal Chairman of MACBAN, Alhaji Ciroma who also confirmed the killing of the NSCDC officer, said Ochogwu was murdered while trying to ensure “peace in the state”.