THE Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command on Monday, June 24, arrested four suspects linked to the killing of retired Army Brigadier General, Uwem Harold Udokwere, in the nation’s capital.
Udokwere died after gunmen invaded Sunshine Homes Estate, Abuja and killed him in his house on Saturday, June 22.
The ICIR reported that the FCT Police Command in a statement by its Public Relations Officer (PRO), Josephine Adeh, stated that the Commissioner of Police, FCT, Benneth Igweh ordered a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the killing of late General.
On Monday, June 24, the police identified the suspects as Ibrahim Rabiu, Nafiu Jamil, Aliyu Abdullahi and Mohammed Nuhu .
They were arrested at different locations within the Apo area of the FCT by operatives from the Utako division.
“At Kabusa and Pigbakasa Apo in FCT, Abuja, Utako Division, operatives led by CSP Victor O. Godfrey arrested four suspects who robbed and murdered a retired Brigadier General, Gen. Uwen Harold (Retd) N/5575 15th Regular course at house no.9 Sanga Street, Sunshine Homes, by Kabusa Junction, Lokogoma, FCT, Abuja.
“They are Ibrahim Rabiu ‘m’ 33 years old from Dala LGA Kano State but resident at Rasha Apo Roundabout, Nafiu Jamil ‘m’ 33 years old from Tofa LGA Kano, but resident at Apo Pantekar, Aliyu Abdullahi ‘m’ 47 years old from Shinkafi LGA of Zamfara State but resident at Apo Roundabout Abuja and Mohammed Nuhu ‘m’ 28 yrs old from Kumbotso LGA Kano State but resident at Apo Primary School,” the police said in a statement.
The General’s killing was another major incident exposing the high rate of insecurity in the nation’s capital.
In January, The ICIR reported that gunmen invaded the Army Estate in Abuja and abducted two residents in the process.
Eye-witnesses said the kidnappers invaded the estate, shooting sporadically in the air and fled with the abductees before soldiers arrived at the scene.
The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, had warned Area Council Chairmen in the FCT to be proactive about issues concerning security, vowing that insecurity would not be tolerated under his administration.
The warning came after FCT residents were confronted with an increase in the spate of abductions and insecurity within the Area Councils, especially Bwari and Kuje, towards the end of 2023.
The ICIR reported that some FCT residents had abandoned their homes due to several successful abductions by bandits within their communities.
Several kidnap cases were recorded in the FCT during the last Yuletide festivities, including the mass abduction of about 23 residents of Dei-dei, Bwari, and 12 others in Gbaupe, a rural community along the Airport Road.
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