NSCDC mourns 8 officers killed in Edo attack

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) is mourning eight of its personnel killed in an ambush by suspected kidnappers at Okpella, Edo. The attack, which lasted for about three hours on Friday night, also left four NSCDC officers critically injured, one Chinese abducted and four Chinese rescued unhurt. In a statement on Saturday by […]

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) is mourning eight of its personnel killed in an ambush by suspected kidnappers at Okpella, Edo.
The attack, which lasted for about three hours on Friday night, also left four NSCDC officers critically injured, one Chinese abducted and four Chinese rescued unhurt.

In a statement on Saturday by its national Public Relations Officer, Mr Afolabi Babawale, the NSCDC said that the operatives were deployed to provide security for expatriates attached to the BUA Cement Company.

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The corps said that the team’s convoy was ambushed by heavily-armed gunmen during a routine patrol.

It said that its Commandant-General, Prof. Ahmed Audi, described the incident as grievous, expressed sorrow at the loss of the gallant officers, and gave assurance that their sacrifices would not be forgotten. (NAN)