Four in police net over murder of Niger village head

The Niger State Police Command has arrested 4 suspects implicit the alleged execution of the Village Head of Zhilu, Fuka District, Munya Local Government Area, Bawa Barde, 53.

The suspects, identified arsenic Zegi Dogari, 48; Danjuma Galadima, 50; Bashir Umar, 32; and John Doma, 35, were arrested betwixt August 25 and 28 pursuing investigations into the killing.

According to the command’s  Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, Barde was attacked astatine astir 3am connected August 23 by assailants who inflicted terrible machete injuries connected him astatine his residence.

Abiodun explained that constabulary operatives attached to Gwada Division were mobilised to the country aft receiving a distress telephone astatine astir 7am and recovered the unfortunate successful a excavation of humor successful the backyard of his residence.

The colony caput was rushed to a adjacent aesculapian installation but was confirmed dead.

The constabulary said probe revealed that the suspects allegedly conspired to onslaught the colony caput aft helium intervened successful a quality involving Bashir Umar, his cousin.

The bid explained that the concern was further aggravated by the deceased’s informing to Bashir to let a grazing way done his farmland.

Investigation besides uncovered different alleged root of hostility involving Dogari...