The four suspects were arrested in connection to the killing of Sergeant Solomon Dung, other police officers and many innocent citizens in Benue State. Already the police said serious follow up is in progress in Benue, Taraba and Benue States. It would be recalled that the IGP had given the Marching orders on Sunday by deploying three additional Police Mobile Force units (PMF) following the recent killings of citizens in the Zurmi area of Zamfara State. The IGPhad also dispatched a high-powered joint investigation team headed by an assistant inspector general of police. He also ordered the arrest of the perpetrators just as he placed commissioners of police, assistant general of police in the state contiguous to Zamfara State on red alert.

Source: The Guardian February 20, 2018 18:33 UTC