Operatives of the JTF, were said to have sighted the Obelle CSO with arms, stopped their patrol vehicle and asked him to come to them.
A source from the community who confirmed the killing of Martins told Today FM that the victim had intended to escape after the team asked him to submit the arm, when one of the team member pulled the gun on him.
The killing of the Obelle CSO who had earlier abandoned service with the Nigerian Army and returned home following the killing of his father by cultists however, sparked tension as indigenes deserted the area earlier than usual.
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