A Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police and the Principal Senior Special Assistant on Special Security to Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has been killed by gunmen in Jos.

According to reports, the ex-AIG was shot in the chest several times until he bled to death.

Plateau State Police Command, while confirming the incident, noted that it occurred on Monday night a few minutes after the victim arrived in Jos.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Edward Egbuka told Channels Television that preliminary investigation revealed that the Retired Assistant Commissioner who left Makurdi was trailed to Jos where he was shot.

He said the incident occurred at Anguldi area of Bukuru in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State at about 8:30 pm on Monday

According to him, some suspects connected to the murder have been arrested and are in police custody while investigations are ongoing to fish out perpetrators.