Gunmen storm palace, kill traditional ruler

Gunmen at about 10pm Friday stormed Odu community in Nasarawa State and shot the traditional ruler, Mr. Amos Ewa Obere.

Odu community is in Udege Development Area of Nasarawa Local Government Council of Nasarawa State.

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The traditional ruler who sustained serious injuries in his stomach as a result of the gunshot was rushed to Mararaba Udege General Hospital for medical attention but died.

Late Amos Ewa Obere was a retired Assistant Superintendent of Police who until his death was the ward head of his community and other villages.

An eyewitness told our correspondent that the gunmen shot sporadically to scare the people before the attack.

“When they stormed the community, they went straight to the palace and dragged the traditional ruler out and told him that his days on earth were finished, then they fired bullets into him. Before people could rush down to know what was happening, they had run away,” he said.

The chairman of Nasarawa LGA, Mohammed Otto and Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Rahman Nansel, couldn’t be reached for comment before filing this report.