The Chairman of Agatu Local Government Council, Melvin James Ejeh, on Thursday led a delegation of government officials and stakeholders to Makurdi to commiserate with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, over the killing of Inspector of Corps Anyebe A. Abutu.
The NSCDC officer was murdered in Agatu.
Obochi Solomon, Chief Press Secretary to the chairman, in a statement on Thursday said the delegation was received by the Benue State Commandant of the Corps, Bitrus Alice Larai, at the NSCDC State Command Headquarters in Makurdi.
According to the statement, members of the delegation included the Commissioner for Education and Knowledge Management, Dr. Mrs. Margaret Ijaguwa Adamu; Elder Napoleon Adamu; Gubernatorial Liaison Officer for Agatu Local Government Area, Otukpa Philip; former Director-General of Services and Administration, Mohammed Audu; and Isaac Loko.
Ejeh, who presented a formal condolence letter to the state commandant for onward transmission to the commandant-general, expressed the councilโs sadness over the officerโs death and reaffirmed its commitment to supporting security agencies in the fight against insecurity.
DAILY POST recalls that Inspector Abutu was killed by unidentified gunmen along the OshigbuduโOweto Road in Agatu on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, while on duty.
The chairman expressed concern that the latest killing occurred less than two years after a police officer was murdered in the same area.
He called for a comprehensive investigation into the incident and urged security agencies to intensify efforts to apprehend those responsible.