The Inspector- General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has orders Police Commissioners across the country to pay special attention to the clergy and increase security around worship centres nationwide.
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The Force Spokesman Frank Mba announced the decision in a statement in Abuja, saying the directive followed the murder of Reverend Father David Tanko by unknown persons on Thursday.
Mba said the Priest was murdered in a barbaric manner at Kpankufu Village along Wukari Road in Taraba on his way to Kofai Amadu village.
He said the Police Boss had given marching orders to the commissioner of police in-charge of Taraba Command to fish out the killers.
The Spokesman added that Adamu also directed the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in-Charge of Force Criminal Investigation Department to provide additional forensic and other investigative assets to the Police Command in Taraba state, to aid investigations into the incident.
