Police Arrest 12 for Kidnap of Commissioner, Others in Benue George Okoh in Makurdi The Benue State Police Command’s Operation Zenda (JTF) has arrested twelve persons in connection with the case of kidnappin
The Benue State Police Command’s Operation Zenda has arrested twelve persons in connection with the case of kidnapping of the Commissioner for Housing/Urban Development, Hon. Anthony Ogbu, and others in the Benue-south senatorial zone.
The arrest of the suspects was contained in a statement issued yesterday in Makurdi by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP. Catherine Anene. The command noted that one Mr. Mohammed Usman Omachoko, who specialised in preparing protection charms for kidnappers, as well as Mr. David Ejembi, Mr. Aondongu Akighir Mr. and Teryima Peter were also arrested on their way to purchase guns for the group. Two locally made Baretta pistols loaded with 10 rounds of 9mm ammunition were recovered from the suspect who also confessed to the crime.
The state commissioner of police has urged the good people of Benue State to provide useful information to the police to enable them to fish out hoodlums within their communities.Related Articles Founded on January 22, 1995, THISDAY is published by THISDAY NEWSPAPERS LTD., 35 Creek Road Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria with offices in 36 states of Nigeria , the Federal Capital Territory and around the world. It is Nigeria’s most authoritative news media available on all platforms for the political, business, professional and diplomatic elite and broader middle classes while serving as the meeting point of new ideas, culture and technology for the aspirationals and millennials.
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