Three soldiers have allegedly killed an operative of the Department of State Services (DSS) in a hotel in Ado-Ekiti.
The soldiers were said to have invaded the hotel at about 7.30 pm on Thursday during which one of the soldiers stabbed the DSS operative to death.
Further information gathered revealed the incident happened as a result of argument between the soldiers and the DSS operative, after they arrested a man suspected to be an internet fraudster inside the hostel.
The DSS operative was said to be trying to intervene over moves by the soldiers to arrest the suspect when one of the soldiers got angry and stabbed him to death.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti Command, ASP Sunday Abutu, confirmed the incident.
Abutu revealed that the victim was killed during an argument with some soldiers and that the police are investigating the matter.
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