NYSC member killed in Adamawa lodge

A member of the Nationwide Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Samaila Awudu, has been killed at his lodge across the Adamawa State capital, Yola.

The incident occurred on the Yolde Pate NYSC Corpers’ Lodge in Yola South Native Authorities Space the place the 28-year-Previous Samaila, mentioned to be from Taraba State, met his finish.

Indications on Sunday night have been that the incident occurred on Friday when 5 armed assailants stormed the lodge and attacked the corp member, wounding him.

He was rushed to the Federal Medical Middle (FMC), situated inside Yola South, the place he later died.

A corps member, who witnessed the incident, mentioned when the killers arrived on the lodge, they locked up all of the doorways of the opposite corps members earlier than going to Samaila’s room.

The witness who objected to being named, mentioned, “They used an axe in slicing him and thought he was useless. Possibly they have been employed killers, we don’t know. Proper now we’re all residing in concern.”

The Adamawa State NYSC Director, Jingi Dennis, has mentioned steps have been being taken to unravel the killers of Samaila.

Additionally talking on the incident, the Adamawa State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Sulieman Nguroje mentioned the state Police Command beneath CP Sikiru Akande is already finishing up an investigation to seek out out these behind the Killing.

“We’re assuring all members of the general public that that is an eye fixed opener as a result of that is the primary time this sort of factor would occur in Adamawa State, and the Command has already met with the NYSC Officers in order that the lives of NYSC members in Adamawa State may very well be secured.

“When the incident occurred, the Commissioner of Police drove right down to the scene and he was the primary individual to take him to the hospital himself,” Nguroje mentioned.

NYSC member killed in Adamawa lodge