News Around Nigeria

Secret Graves In Benue Discovered By Police

Benue State Police have discovered secret graves in the Kastina-Ala Local Government Area of the state.

It was reported that similar findings happened in Zaki Biam town in Ukum Local Government Area of the state in October 2019, barely three weeks after police first uncovered the mass graves of many people killed and buried by suspected ritualists in the Ushongo Local Government Area.

The latest discovery which followed the arrest of two criminal suspects allegedly loyal to Azonto, the second in command of late gangster, Terwase Akwaza, popularly known as ‘Gana’.

Witnesses issued the names of the team as Aondoaseer Terseer referred to as Bob Tsetse, 23, and Orkashima David, 22, popularly called ‘Cash money.’

Witnesses stated that the two were among those who over the years terrorised the neighborhoods of Mbamon, Tavachan, Michiche Council ward among others in Katsina-Ala LGA but fled the vicinity when security operatives began to close up on them.

Alfred Atera, Council Chairman of Kastina-Ala, told our correspondent on phone that the two suspects were arrested in Ilesa in Osun State and brought back to Benue.

Atera noted that the suspects, on Monday, led operatives and the local government officials to the scene of the atrocities committed in Kastina-Ala.

“They (suspects) confessed to having killed nine people.

“They led us to where they buried four people in a dry well; another two in a shallow grave and where they buried their wives.

“They were fetched from Ilesa where they fled after committing atrocities in Benue.

“They were brought in yesterday (Monday) by Operation Zenda led by CSP Gberindyer,” the council chairman said.

The suspects indicated their accomplices just as they claimed that four of the gang members have been eradicated.

The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Catherine Anene when contacted, confirmed the development but said she was yet to get details of the matter as the investigators were still at the scene of the crime.

Show More

Related Articles

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Back to top button