Five suspects arrested for robbery, kidnapping and murder in Taraba State have owned up to the various roles they played in the criminal acts.
They were arrested recently in different locations by operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team.learnt that the suspects were members of various gangs that sprung up in the wake of clashes between Jukun and Tiv people in the state.
A police source stated that Joe, a Tiv, is highly feared by the Jukun people and his tribesmen. He reportedly threatened to kill anyone who condemned his criminal activities. He said Joe asked him to locate the victim’s family and informed them that his gang was responsible for the killing. “I relayed the information to Joe and he asked me to trace the victim’s family and when I got to the man’s house, I called Joe and he requested to speak to any of the man’s relative. I found one and he told the person on the phone that his boys wrongly killed the man but he was going to foot the bill for his burial. Joe also sent me to monitor a man known as Menassara, whom he wanted to kill. I had yet to complete the assignment before I was arrested.
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