The police have announced the arrest of 10 suspects
allegedly involved in the failed attack on the Benue State Governor, Samuel
Ortom.
The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali,
announced the arrest on Thursday at a special briefing of State House
correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
“Those who organised and those who pulled the trigger have
all been arrested and investigation is ongoing,” he said.
He said investigations so far show that the outcome is
contrary to the claims made by the governor.
Recall that Gov. Ortom, in March, stated that gunmen suspected
to be herders attacked him on his farm near Tyo-mu, along Makurdi-Gboko Highway
of Benue State.
The police chief said the suspects are still being detained
by the police without prosecution because judiciary staff are on strike.
“We have had them for over a month but the courts have been
closes for over three months, where do I take them to?” he said.
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