NSCDC Officer Shot by Kidnappers in Abuja Dies

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From Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja

An officer of the Nigeria Security Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), who was shot during kidnappers’ onslaught on the Pegi community in the Kuje Area Council of the FCT, has died.

The victim, Samuel Aku Attah, a Chief Superintendent Officer in the NSCDC, died at the Gwagwalada Specialist Hospital, where he was receiving treatment.

The 44- year-old is survived by two children and aged parents. He was shot when gunmen, dressed in military camouflage, kidnapped nine persons during a raid on the community on October 8.

Meanwhile the Association of Local Government Vice-Chairmen of Nigeria, (ALGOVC) has concluded arrangement to hold its maiden National Security Summit, in Abuja on November 6.

The summit by the 774 local government vice-chairmen is a response to the lingering security challenges across the country.

The summit with the theme “Effective Local Government Administration as a Panacea to Insecurity” is…



Source: Thisday Newspaper