Tragedy in Benue as Notorious Ex-convict Kills Vigilante, Absconds as Police Declares Him Wanted

 

A notorious ex-convict who allegedly killed a vigilante and wounding another innocent person at Nyiman layout of Makurdi metropolis, is currently being trailed by operatives of the Nigerian Police in Benue State.

 

Whiles speaking to a correspondent on Tuesday, the spokesman of the Command, Moses Joel Yamu, disclosed that the ex-convict whose name was simply given as Solomon, suddenly started shooting sporadically in the area on Saturday and in the process killed the male vigilante member.

 

Yamu also said that the attacker proceeded to Agber suburb in Makurdi and carried out a similar mission which resulted in one person injured from gun wound but now recuperating in the hospital.

 

He said the attacker had absconded but the police are trailing him as well as investigating the matter to ascertain among other things the court which convicted him and for what offence he was earlier jailed.

 

It was gathered that the ex-convict allegedly attacked those he suspected to have exposed his activities which landed him in prison.