A senior official of the State Security Service (SSS) has reportedly been shot dead in Plateau state – According to a source, the deceased officer was shot during a gun battle with suspected arms dealers – The SSS, however, has declined to make any official statement about the reported killing
Suspected arms dealers have reportedly shot dead a senior official of the State Security Service (SSS) in Plateau state. The Premium Times reported that the killing was confirmed by an official of the service who does not want to be named.
The deceased, who is said to be a lawyer was reportedly killed when the SSS carried out a raid on a hideout in Shendam local government area of the state on Wednesday, September 23.
The name (Withheld) of the said official who heads a department in the agency as we are not sure his family has been notified.
According to an official of the service who does not want to be quoted, the service received intelligence information about some arms dealers who supply violent groups with firearms to cause mayhem in the state.
The source disclosed that the hoodlums were initially traced to Qu’anpan Local Government Area but later moved some 40 kilometres to a new location in Shendam Local Government Area.
The move to disarm the suspects resulted in a gun battle during which the top SSS official was killed.
When Newsmen contacted the director of SSS in the state, Ibrahim Nyam, on Thursday evening, he declined to comment.
The spokesperson of the police in the state, Gabriel Ogaba, promised to reach back to our reporter when an enquiry was sent but was yet to do so as of the time of filing this report.
Source: Legit.ng