•IGP Egbetokun and Governor Kefas
Taraba State governor, Kefas Agbu, has opened up on the circumstances surrounding the killing of his sister, Atsi kefas, reportedly shot by kidnappers along Wukari-Chinkai road last year.
Kefas revealed that a police escort attached to his mother’s escorts shot and killed his sister while travelling from Jalingo to Abuja, along the Wukari-Chinkai Road in 2024, reports Daily Trust.
He stated this while interacting with journalists in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, saying investigation revealed that a police escort shot Atsi at a close range.
He further disclosed that pellets of gun were found in the victim’s body during operation before she subsequently succumbed to death.
Many in Taraba State have believed that the vehicle conveying Atsi and the governor’s mother was attacked by bandits who wanted to kidnap the governor’s family members.
Kefas, while observing a minute silence for Atsi, and the over 50 people who were recently killed in Karim-Lamido Local Government Area of the state during an attack, called on the people to embrace peace and love one another.
“Life is very precious to me. You can’t just end someone’s life and think God will be happy with you. My younger sister was shot and killed by a police escort who was inside the same bus with her.
“Investigation revealed that my sister Atsi was shot at a close range. The policeman is still under investigation so that justice should prevail,” the governor said.
He stated that a commission of enquiry would soon be set up to look into the causes of Karim-Lamido crisis to bring lasting peace to the affected area.
He regretted that the people who should be living peacefully together to develop their areas had embraced crisis, leading to killing of several lives without any justification.
The state police command has yet to make official comments on the governor’s claim as of the time of filing this report.
