Gunmen kill security guard, speaker’s driver in Jos

Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers on Saturday killed two men in Jos, Plateau state, the police said.
One of the victims was a security guard working with the University of Jos Teaching Hospital (JUTH) while the other was a driver to the Speaker of tPlateau state Assembly, Joshua Madaki.
Two others were reportedly injured in the incident.
The state police spokesperson, Tyopev Terna, confirmed the incident to Premium Times yesterday.
According to him, the incident occurred on Saturday in front of the hospital about 9:00 p.m.
He gave the name of the deceased as Azi Magaji, the lawmaker’s driver, and Edward Ankpa, the security officer at JUTH.
“Yesterday August 25, at about 9 p.m., distress call was received to the effect that there were sporadic gun shots at Zarazong area of Jos which houses Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) Gate 4.
“Immediately the information was received, the lolice mobilised to the area.
On arrival Azi Magaji the driver to the Speaker Plateau state House of Assembly and Edward Ankpa Titus, a security guard with JUTH, were found motionless.
“They were rushed to JUTH immediately but were confirmed dead by the doctor on duty while Kopdi Monday and Nenman Popdak who were on duty at JUTH Gate 4 were also found with gunshot injuries and were rushed to JUTH for treatment,” Mr Terna stated.
He said the injured victims were responding to treatment at JUTH and investigation into the case was on to arrest the perpetrators.
(Premium Times)