Police Operatives of the Intelligence
Response Team arrested two suspects on 10 March 2019 while traveling from
Taraba State to Abuja for the kidnapping and murder of a medical doctor, Audu
Benedict, his son and one of his associates at Katsina-ala LGA, Benue State.
Response Team arrested two suspects on 10 March 2019 while traveling from
Taraba State to Abuja for the kidnapping and murder of a medical doctor, Audu
Benedict, his son and one of his associates at Katsina-ala LGA, Benue State.
The suspects, Henry Terkula Gwa, 25,
from Donga LGA of Benue State and Terhile Tsavbe, 30, from Gawa village,
Katsina-ala LGA of Benue State, were arrested on June 6 and 11, 2020, according
to a statement by the Nigeria Police Force spokesperson, Frank Mba, following
intense search for the victims and police team manhunt for the perpetrators.
from Donga LGA of Benue State and Terhile Tsavbe, 30, from Gawa village,
Katsina-ala LGA of Benue State, were arrested on June 6 and 11, 2020, according
to a statement by the Nigeria Police Force spokesperson, Frank Mba, following
intense search for the victims and police team manhunt for the perpetrators.
Mba said police investigations
revealed that the criminal gang collected 7.5 million naira as ransom from the
victims ‘ families as a condition for releasing them. The suspects forced the
late Dr. Audu Benedict to issue a N500,000,000 cheque which they cashed into a
commercial bank in Gboko City, Benue State. The suspects then killed the three
( 3) victims and buried them in a shallow grave at Gawa, in Benue State’s
Katsina-ala LGA.
revealed that the criminal gang collected 7.5 million naira as ransom from the
victims ‘ families as a condition for releasing them. The suspects forced the
late Dr. Audu Benedict to issue a N500,000,000 cheque which they cashed into a
commercial bank in Gboko City, Benue State. The suspects then killed the three
( 3) victims and buried them in a shallow grave at Gawa, in Benue State’s
Katsina-ala LGA.
While an intensified effort is being
made to arrest other suspects still at large, the police team is on the brink
of exhuming the remains of the slain victims.
made to arrest other suspects still at large, the police team is on the brink
of exhuming the remains of the slain victims.
The police arrested 25 other suspects
for their involvement in various cases of kidnapping, armed robbery and illegal
possession of prohibited firearms currently under investigation in a similar
development. The suspects are members of high-profile criminal gangs which
terrorize communities and major highways of the country’s North-Central and
North-West states.
for their involvement in various cases of kidnapping, armed robbery and illegal
possession of prohibited firearms currently under investigation in a similar
development. The suspects are members of high-profile criminal gangs which
terrorize communities and major highways of the country’s North-Central and
North-West states.
Exhibits recovered from the suspects
by the police team include: 6 AK47 rifles, three (3) locally manufactured pump
action guns, 1 (1) locally manufactured pistol, 2 dane guns, 55 rounds of AK47
ammunition, 4 empty magazines, 1 (1) laptop computer and 1 (1) Toyota Corolla
Car with REG No. MKD RC 13.
by the police team include: 6 AK47 rifles, three (3) locally manufactured pump
action guns, 1 (1) locally manufactured pistol, 2 dane guns, 55 rounds of AK47
ammunition, 4 empty magazines, 1 (1) laptop computer and 1 (1) Toyota Corolla
Car with REG No. MKD RC 13.
