Benue: Police arrest more suspects over varsity professor’s murder

The Benue State Police Command has confirmed caller arrests successful the ongoing probe into the sidesplitting of Prof. Gabriel Saawua Nyityo and his younger brother, Iorngee John Nyityo, stating that detectives are present tracking different members of the suspected transgression network.

The Command besides dismissed reports alleging that equipped bandits had blocked the Makurdi-Lafia road and were attacking motorists, insisting the claims were mendacious and intended to make fearfulness among residents.

Speaking during a property briefing on Friday at the Police Command Headquarters successful Makurdi, Commissioner of Police Cletus Nwadiogbu highlighted respective information achievements recorded crossed the authorities successful caller weeks.

He explained that the July 8 sidesplitting of Prof. Nyityo and his younger member successful Adaka Community was an assassination alternatively than a robbery incident.

According to the constabulary commissioner, officers from the ‘D’ Division responded instantly aft receiving a distress telephone astir 2:00 a.m. and recovered the bodies of some victims astatine the scene.

He said information formations and checkpoints were instantly placed connected precocious alert, starring to the apprehension of the premier suspect, 23-year-old Abdullahi Usman of Awe Local Government Area successful Nasarawa State, astatine an NDLEA checkpoint successful Lafia astir f...