Bandits on Monday, ambushed officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), killed seven in Birni Gwari Local government area of Kaduna state
DCC Olusola Odumusu
Director of Public Relations of the corps expressed this in a statement on Tuesday.
According to him, seven personnel
attached to the Kaduna State Ministry of Mines and solid mineral Resources were killed during routine work
” The incidence took place on Monday 9th of January 2023, at about 10.00hrs at the Kuriga mining site in Birnin Gwari LGA of Kaduna State.” He said
The statement further expressed the Commandant General’s sympathy to the families of those who lost their lives during the attack, just as he prayed for the repose soul of the deceased.
The statement while described the unfortunate incident as a big loss to the Corps, families of the slain victims and the nation, directed that the Corps’ flag be hoisted at half-mast and that a national prayer involving both Christians and muslims be organized at the Corps National headquarters, Abuja, to pray for Gods protection for all officers and men of the Corps in the new year.
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