Taraba State’s Governor Kefas Agbu has shed light regarding the circumstances surrounding the killing of his sister, Atsi, reportedly shot by kidnappers along Wukari-Chinkai road in 2024.
Kefas disclosed that a police escort attached to his mother’s escorts shot and killed his sister while confronting bandits during their journey from Jalingo to Abuja, along the Wukari-Chinkai Road in 2024.
He stated this while speaking with journalists in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital.
According to him, the investigation revealed it was not kidnappers, but it was a police escort that shot Atsi at close range.
He further disclosed that bullet pellets were found in her body during surgery before she 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 his family members.
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, Kefas called on the people to embrace peace and love one another.
The Governor said: “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 close range. The policeman is still under investigation so that justice should prevail.”
He stated that a commission of enquiry would soon be set up to look into the causes of the Karim-Lamido crisis to bring lasting peace to the affected area.
