The Benue Police Command has arrested one Godwin Raphael, 21, with 26 brands of mobile phones, a locally made pistol and other items in Otukpo Local Government Area. The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Moses Yamu, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Makurdi that Raphael was arrested on Christmas Day following an intelligence tip-off. Yamu said that the Police arrested Raphael with 26 mobile phones, a locally made pistol, three live cartridges and one plasma television; adding that he was in company with other suspects now at large. He disclosed that the Command also arrested 11 suspected cultists at the point of initiations in Wadata, Makurdi on December 26, during a routine raid. The PPRO further disclosed that one person was arrested in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area for causing grievous hurt.

Source: Punch January 03, 2019 13:18 UTC