The Adamawa State Police Command has confirmed the assassination of a Polytechnic lecturer, Yohanna Mbudai Bzegu, by yet-to-be-identified gunmen.
Bzegu, a lecturer with the department of Mechanical Engineering at Adamawa State Polytechnic, Yola, was shot dead in the early hours of Thursday at his Bajabure residence, behind Anglican Junior Seminary, a satellite town on the outskirt of Yola, the state capital.
A source close to the family who pleaded anonymity said the attackers, gained entrance into their residence at about 3:00 am.
According to the source, the assailants reportedly broke into his house and fired multiple shots into his chest while his wife looked helplessly.
“They first fired shots through the window; later they broke the door and shot him severally in the chest until they confirmed he was dead,” the source said.
It added that it was the fifth attempt by the yet-to-be-identified assailants to attack the residence, adding only this time; they succeeded and murdered their breadwinner in cold blood.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje said, “The Commissioner of Police, Sikiru Akande, visited the crime scene and directed for immediate investigation, with a view to apprehending the culprit, be initiated to unearth the killers of the lecturer.”
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