Police in the Federal Capital Territory have arrested four suspects over the murder of the National Chairman, Retired Members of the Nigerian Armed Forces, Brig. Gen. Harold Udokwere.
Udokwere was oattacked and killed in his house in Kubusa, Abuja, on Saturday, by a three-man armed robbery gang.
Following the murder, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Bennett Igweh, ordered a probe into the general’s death.
According to a police document, the suspects were arrested at different locations within the Apo area of the FCT by operatives from the Utako division.
The document identified the suspects as Ibrahim Rabiu, Nafiu Jamil, Aliyu Abdullahi and Mohammed Nuhu.
It partly read, “At Kabusa and Pigbakasa Apo in FCT, Abuja Utako Div. 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 yrs 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 document also stated that the knife allegedly used in killing the retired Army General was recovered from them.
FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, has yet to make any statement on the development.
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