An Assistant Director attached to the State House, Abuja, Laetitia Naankang Dagan, has been killed by yet-to-be-identified assailants.

Dagan was said to have been killed in her apartment in Galadimawa, Abuja on Monday evening shortly after she returned from work.

She was said to have left her office in the Presidential Villa, Abuja about 8pm while the incident reportedly happened about 11pm.

A State House statement confirmed the development, quoting the Permanent Secretary, Jalal Arabi, as mourning the deceased.

Arabi was further quoted as telling her parents during a condolence visit that “the Police will fish out the killers of Laetitia and the law will take its course.”