Tension in Ekiti as soldier kills DSS officer

There is apprehension in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, following the killing of an operative of the Department of State Service (DSS) by a soldier over a disagreement.

The incident reportedly occurred Friday evening at the popular KSSD Hotel on NTA road.

The soldier was said to have accosted a young man suspected to be a ‘Yahoo Boy’ (internet fraudster) at the hotel and in the process of apprehending him, the suspect sighted a familiar face who happened to be the DSS man.

The soldier was reportedly enraged by the alleged intervention of the DSS operative and stabbed the latter in the neck.

He was rushed to the state hospital but died some minutes later.

Few minutes after, some DSS operatives were said to have stormed the hotel and whisked the killer soldier away.

Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti Command, ASP Sunday Abutu, confirmed that the victim was killed during an argument with some soldiers and that the police were investigating the matter.

He said, “We heard that the DSS operative was killed during a hot argument with some soldiers yesterday evening.

“The deceased’s corpse had been deposited in the morgue. The perpetrators of the murder had been arrested.

“Let me also add that our detectives have started investigation and we will get to the root of the matter.”