Oyo Mob Manhandle Soldier Over Alleged Killing Of NSCDC Officer

Olapade Segun, an officer in the Nigerian Civil and Security Defense Corps, is said to have been slain by a soldier known only as Abubakar.

It was said that on Friday, Abubakar and Segun met at a nightclub in the Bodija neighborhood of Oyo State.

THE MATRIX learned on Sunday that Abubakar pulled out his knife after a furious argument between the two security guards.

Relatives close to the situation, who begged to remain anonymous, said that when Abubakar stabbed Segun, he lost a lot of blood.

Our correspondent was informed by a source that as the soldier attempted to flee the area, a mob enraged by the occurrence beat him up.

“A soldier called Abubakar and an NSCDC official had a heated altercation at a nightclub in the Bodija area of Ibadan. The soldier, who was angered by the situation, brought out his dagger and stabbed the NSCDC officer. He died as a result of the blood he lost. The soldier wanted to run from the scene but the angry crowd got hold of him and beat him to a pulp. It took the arrival of his colleagues who dispersed the crowd before he was freed,” the source said.

Another source said some senior officers of the Nigerian Army have been visiting the state command of the NSCDC to investigate the matter.

“I learnt the Army has set up a panel to investigate the matter because some senior officers of the service have been visiting the state command concerning the incident.”

Efforts to get the Director of Nigerian Army Public Relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, on Sunday evening were futile.

A call to his number indicated it was switched off. He had yet to respond to a message sent to him as of the time of filing this report.

His NSCDC counterpart, Babawale Afolabi, did not pick up several calls to his line and has yet to respond to messages sent to him on the matter.