{"id":3643,"date":"2025-12-20T09:44:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T09:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/?p=3643"},"modified":"2025-12-20T09:44:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T09:44:37","slug":"police-launch-manhunt-for-killers-of-soldier-in-aba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2025\/12\/20\/police-launch-manhunt-for-killers-of-soldier-in-aba\/","title":{"rendered":"Police launch manhunt for killers of soldier in Aba"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Commissioner of Police, Abia State Command CP Danladi Isa has confirmed the report about the killing of an officer of the Nigerian Army in Aba, saying that efforts are on to nab and prosecute those behind \u201cthe heinous crime.\u201d<br \/><br \/>It was reported that the slain Army officer identified as Lance Corporal David was killed in Aba on November 21, in a suspected cult-related attack.<br \/><br \/>The officer was reportedly trailed to his family\u2019s residence in Aba and killed in the presence of his parents.<br \/><br \/>But responding to questions on the matter during his end-of-the-year media briefing in his office on Friday, Isa said he personally visited the area of Aba where the incident occurred, as part of the investigation .<br \/><br \/>\u201cThe Police are on it. No culprit will be left unpunished\u201d, the CP said.<br \/><br \/>He assured the Abia public that his Command had activated a statewide security system to ensure the safety of lives and property, adding that a technology-based system had been installed to track suspected criminals.<br \/><br \/>CP Danladi, who said that his Command \u201cencountered and decimated some non-state actors at various times\u201d, further warned other non-state actors in Abia to embrace peace in their own interest or face the wrath of the law.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Commissioner of Police, Abia State Command CP Danladi Isa has confirmed the report about the killing of an officer of the Nigerian Army in Aba, saying that efforts are on to nab and prosecute those behind \u201cthe heinous crime.\u201d It was reported that the slain Army officer identified as Lance Corporal David was killed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1010,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.4 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - 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