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Benue: Traditional Rulers, LG Officials Arrested Over Killing Of Soldiers
- We also recovered the machine gun that the militia took from the slain soldiers – Ortom
Two local government officials of Konshisha and two traditional Rulers in Benue state have been apprehended over their involvement in the killing of eleven soldiers and a captain in Bonta village.
Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom, disclosed this on Monday while giving situation reports on security in the state.
He identified those arrested as Sam Kave, deputy chairman, Konshisha LGA; Tersoo Mela, councillor representing Mbatser/Mbaguza ward; Unaha Koko, the district head of Iwarnyam and Emmanuel Adegbenda, head of Bonta.
He said their arrest was part of the resolution of the state’s security Council, adding that the four suspects had vital information that could help in apprehending those who killed the soldiers.
The soldiers were killed on April 5 while on an operation to restore peace between warring communities in Konshisha and Oju LGAs.
Ortom said the council in collaboration with other stakeholders had recovered eight AK-47 machine guns.
“The council commended the minister of defence and service chiefs for allowing the state government and its security council to wade into the matter and help recover the lost weapons instead of the military going to do so themselves,” he said.
“Since then, we have not slept. We did everything to ensure that we recover the arms and by the grace of God we are able to recover eight AK47 plus the one the army recovered themselves earlier making it nine.
“We also recovered the machine gun that the militia took from them too and all the recovered weapons have been handed over to the army already.”
The governor said Benue state executive council will meet to discuss how to assist the families of the 12 military personnel.
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