The
family of a police officer has been left in pain after he was brutally
murdered in front of the family by suspected Fulani herdsmen.
*Photo used for illustrative purpose*
A mobile policeman (MOPOL) has been shot dead at his residence at
Jos South local government of Plateau state by some suspected armed
Fulani men.
The police officer identified as Sgt. Cletus Suwe Gompil was killed
last Sunday evening at about 8:00pm at Kwanga community of Jos South
local government of the state.
According to The Nation, the mobile policeman who is from Ngas
tribe from Kanke local government of Plateau central senatorial zone has
a wife and three children, and their bread winner was killed in their
presence.
The Plateau state police command confirmed the attack and also
confirmed that four suspected Fulani men residing in a nearby camp have
been arrested and are already helping the police with relevant
information.
One of the neighbours to the deceased, Raymond Gukas narrated how the victim was killed: “I
lived very close to the policeman and last Sunday evening, at about
8pm, I was at home with my family watching television program when we
heard a gun shot. I began to wonder who shot the gun, but we were
careful not to rush out, after while we started hearing the cry from
that direction, and I went to out to discovered that the gun shot we
heard was the shot aimed at our policeman neighbour."
Mr. Gukas said, “We heard that the mopol was also resting with
his family at their residence when they heard their dog barking, later
on, there was a knock on their door. When the mopol was trying to open
the door, his wife warned him not to open the door, but that the mopol
said it was too late in the night to exercise such fear, arguing that it
could be a neighbour that was knocking.
“But as soon as he opened the door to find out who was there,
the assailant grabbed him and dragged him outside. About three of the
assailants held him down and asked him where he kept his rifle, the
mopol told them he does not come home with his rifle, but they never
believed him and so two of the assailants went to his room and asked the
family to show them where the man used to keep his rifle.
"When the assailants realised the family was not cooperating,
they searched his inner room and got his rifle and while in his room
they informed those who held the mopol outside that they have found the
rifle and immediately, the mopol was shot at close range. Tray
assailants remained there to ensure they confirmed him dead, they pushed
his body into the gutter, then went to meet those in the room to tell
them that they have killed him, and they fled immediately after that."
The assailants allegedly fled with the rifle of the victim.
“The family only rushed out to see the body of their bread
winner in the pool of blood. The wife shouted to attract neighbours who
came out and tried to rush him to the Jos University Teaching Hospital
(JUTH) where the mopol was confirmed dead”
Residents of the Kwanga community recovered from the shock to point
accusing fingers on the Fulani group residing close to the village.
They made their suspicions known to security agencies. The security
agencies raided the Fulani residents and arrested five of them.
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