Operatives of the Benue Police Command have arrested a suspected notorious armed bandit believed to be responsible for multiple attacks on security personnel in the state.
According to a security expert, Makama Zagazola, the
suspect, identified as Yongu Justine Makwagh of Kadarko in Nasarawa State, was
arrested on Friday at about 8:00 pm at Balcony Park in Makurdi following months
of sustained surveillance.
It was gathered that the Divisional Police Officer, DPO of
Daudu led the operation, with reinforcement from operatives of the
Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team, IRT, on special duty.
Sources said Makwagh has been on the Command’s wanted list
due to his alleged involvement in several deadly attacks in the Sankera axis.
“The suspect was earlier linked to the killing of two Safer
Highway Police personnel at Yelwata and two operatives of the Department of
Operations, DOPS, in Daudu, during which firearms were carted away,” the source
said.
The arrest is considered a major breakthrough for the
Command, which has intensified efforts to dismantle bandit networks operating
across Benue and neighbouring states.
Police authorities said the suspect is currently in custody
and undergoing interrogation, while further investigations are ongoing to
recover additional arms and track his accomplices.
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