Gunmen have k!lled a clergyman in the Jerbanbur area of Jalingo, Taraba State.
Spokesperson of the State Police Command, Abdullahi Usman who confirmed the incident said the gunmen opened fire on the clergyman and fled without picking anything from his house or kidnapping other occupants left.
The PPRO said the victim passed on while being attended to in his hospital bed.
He said the attack was strange as the gunmen in their usual move kidnap their victim and sought ransom after that.
According to him, the police have already launched a discrete investigation into the incident to unravel the perpetrators of the heinous crime.
While condoling the family, the police encouraged them to seek solace in God as all hands will be on deck to unearth those behind the act.