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Tragedy struck on Sunday morning when men of the Nigerian army allegedly Beat to death a staff with Benue state Internal Revenue Service, identified as Sixtus Terfa Akure .
PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the deceased was before his death a senior inspector of taxes in the state.
The incident was confirmed in a statement released by the Executive Chairman of BIRS, Chief (Mrs.) Mimi Adzape-Orubibi.
PLATFORM TIMES further gathered that the late Sixtus was whisked away on Saturday night by military personell in what has become a regular occurrence.
His mangled body was reportedly found early hours of Sunday around Aper Aku Estate by the road side .
She said in a statement “I have received with deep shock and pain, the sad news of the brutal murder of one of my staff, Sixtus Terfa Akure, who until his death was a Senior Inspector of Taxes.
“I am understandably deeply pained by his death. And the circumstances under which he died.
“As a service we condemn this in the strongest terms possible. We offer our deepest condolences to the immediate family of this young man who paid the supreme price in service to the State.
“I want to assure all staff of the service that we will leave no stone unturned in getting to the rock bottom of this matter. The perpetrators will be brought to justice no matter what it takes.
“I have since made a formal report to His Excellency Governor Ortom who has not only offered his condolences but has already given assurances that the state government will never abdicate it’s responsibility to protect citizens and residents of the state.”
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