Five suspects arrested over alleged killing of Benue varsity lecturer

The Vice-Chancellor of the Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi (MOAUM), Prof. Timothy Terseer Alabar, has disclosed that 5 suspects person been arrested successful transportation with the alleged sidesplitting of a lecturer of the institution, Prof. Gabriel Saawuan Nyityo.
He made the disclosure connected Monday portion responding to questions from journalists successful Makurdi.

Late Nyityo, a prof successful the Department of History, was killed by chartless gunmen connected July 7, 2026, astatine his residence successful Makurdi on with his younger sibling by suspected gunmen.

Prof Alaba described the incidental arsenic a large setback to the assemblage and the section of History.

He said that 5 arrests had been made, with the suspects reportedly from Awe Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, based connected briefs from information agencies.

Five suspects arrested implicit alleged sidesplitting of Benue varsity lecturer