Gunmen kill Plateau speaker”s driver, one other
Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers have killed the driver of the Speaker, Plateau State House of Assembly, Joshua Izang Madaki, in Jos. The deceased was reportedly gunned down at Gate 4 of Jos University Teaching Hospital in Jos North Local Government Area of the state. During the incident, the robbers also killed a security […]
Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers have killed the driver of the Speaker, Plateau State House of Assembly, Joshua Izang Madaki, in Jos.
The deceased was reportedly gunned down at Gate 4 of Jos University Teaching Hospital in Jos North Local Government Area of the state. During the incident, the robbers also killed a security guard working with University of Jos Teaching Hospital (JUTH) while two other security guards were injured.
An aide to the speaker, Peter Azi, told Daily Trust that the driver was driving the speaker’s back up car when the robbers killed him.
He said the deceased had taken the speaker’s other driver home in Fobor village in Jos East local government of the state and was driving back when the robbers shot him.
“The robbers were robbing Mai Shayi (a tea vendor) and they saw the speaker’s back up Hilux that had siren. They thought it was security and they started shooting. They were four in the Hilux but it was only the driver that was killed,” he said.
The police in the state confirmed that the incident occurred in front of Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) at 9pm Saturday.
The police spokesman in the state, DSP Terna Tyopev, gave the names of the deceased as Azi Magaji – driver of the Speaker, Plateau state House of Assembly and Edward Ankpa – a security guard at JUTH.
He said: “Yesterday, August 25th at about 9pm, a distress call was received to the effect that there were sporadic gun shots at Zarazong area of Jos which houses Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) Gate 4.
“Immediately the information was received, the police mobilised to the area. On arrival Azi Magaji the driver of the Speaker, Plateau State House of Assembly and Edward Ankpa Titus, a security guard working with JUTH were found motionless.”
Tyopev added that they were immediately rushed to JUTH but were confirmed dead by the doctor on duty.
He also said, “Kopdi Monday and Nenman Popdak who were on duty at JUTH Gate 4 were also found with gunshot injuries and were rushed to JUTH for treatment,” adding that investigation has already been launched into the case to arrest the culprits.