IGP orders Taraba Commissioner to fish-out killers of Catholics Priest

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By Tobias Lengnan Dapam

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Muhammed A. Adamu, has given marching orders to the Commissioner of Police, Taraba State Command to fish-out the killers of Rev. Father David Tanko who was gruesomely murdered by unknown persons.
The Priest was killed in the early hours of yesterday at Kpankufu Village along Wukari Road on his way to Kofai Amadu Village in Taraba State.
The IGP in a statement by fForce Spokesperson Frank Mba, condoles the Catholic Family in Nigeria over the unfortunate incident.
He also expressed deep concerns over the recent incidents of attacks on clergymen in some parts of the country and has directed Commissioners of Police in all the States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to henceforth pay special attention to the clergy and increase security around worship centres nationwide.
The IGP has further directed the DIG in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) to provide additional forensic and other investigative assets to the Taraba State Command to aid investigations into the incident.

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