NSCDC Confirms Death Of Night Guard In Osun

The Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has initiated an investigation into the fatality of a night guard in Ikirun.

Naija News learnt that the said individual was murdered while on duty at a shopping complex situated along Station Road in Ikirun, Osun State.

Confirming the incident to newsmen in Osogbo on Monday, the spokesperson for the NSCDC in the region, Kehinde Adeleke, stated that NSCDC personnel have already conducted a visit to the crime scene.

She said, “We had a report that today, Monday, a middle-aged man simply known as Ibariba was killed by unknown assailants in the early hours, while on duty as a night guard at Station Road Area, Ikirun.

“The man was working as a security guard in a shopping complex located in Station Road when the ugly incident occurred.

“Remains of the deceased had been evacuated and deposited in a morgue by the men from Ikirun Police Divisional Headquarters.”

“Meanwhile, an investigation had commenced by the officers of the corps in the division to unravel the cause of the death and apprehend the perpetrators,” Adeleke said.

She stated that the precise timeframe of the night guard’s murder could not be ascertained immediately.

However, shopkeepers in proximity to the crime scene said they discovered the victim in the morning, lying in a pool of his own blood.