Just In : Killers of retired general murdered during robbery in Abuja arrested
Operatives of the Nigeria Police have arrested four suspects in connection with the death of the national chairman, Retired Members of the Nigerian Armed Forces, Brig. Gen. Harold Udokwere.
A three-man armed robbery gang attacked and killed Udokwere in his house in the Kubusa area of the Federal Capital Territory on Saturday.
After the incident, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Bennett Igweh, ordered a probe into the general’s death.
In a recent development, PUNCH Online gathered from a police document that the suspects were arrested at different locations within the Apo area of the FCT by operatives from the Utako division.
The document identified the suspects as Ibrahim Rabiu, Nafiu Jamil, Aliyu Abdullahi and Mohammed Nuhu.
The document read in part, “At Kabusa and Pigbakasa Apo in FCT, Abuja Utako Div. operatives led by Csp Victor O Godfrey arrested four suspects who robbed and murdered a retired Brigadier General, Gen. Uwen Harold (Retd) N/5575 15th Regular course at house no.9 Sanga street Sunshine Homes by Kabusa Junction Lokogoma FCT, Abuja.
“They are Ibrahim Rabiu ‘m’ 33 years old from Dala LGA Kano state but resident at Rasha Apo Roundabout, Nafiu Jamil ‘m’ 33 years old from Tofa LGA Kano, but resident at Apo Pantekar, Aliyu Abdullahi ‘m’ 47 yrs old from Shinkafi LGA of Zamfara state but resident at Apo Roundabout Abuja and Mohammed Nuhu ‘m’ 28 yrs old from Kumbotso LGA Kano state but resident at Apo primary school.”
The document further indicated that the knife allegedly used in stabbing the victim was recovered from them.
Efforts to get the reaction of the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, were unsuccessful as she was yet to respond to messages and calls made to her line.
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