Police nab killers of General Uwem Udokwere in Abuja
By Emma Ogbuehi
Barely two days after he was brutally murdered, the FCT Police have arrested four suspects over the murder of Army Brigadier General Uwem Udokwere in Abuja Sunshine Estate.
The FCT Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igweh, said two of the robbers, now at large, went away with the pistol of the retired general.
He declared the robbers wanted and vowed to get them.
Recall that TheNiche reported that General Udokwere was murdered in the early hours of Saturday, June 22, at his Sunshine Homes Estate in the Federal Capital Territory.
The killers suspected to be armed robbers attacked the Sunshine Homes Estate at about 3am.
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According to the Police, “At Kabusa and Pigbakasa Apo in FCT, Abuja Utako Division operatives led by CCP Victor 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.”
One of the suspects, the Police added, is Ibrahim Rabiu, aged 33, from Dala Local Government Area of Kano state. But he was a resident of Rasha Apo Roundabout.
Another, Nafiu Jamil, 33, from Tofa council in Kano, resided at Apo Pantekar.
The third and fourth are Aliyu Abdullahi, 47, from Shinkafi Local Government of Zamfara state, but resident at Apo Roundabout Abuja, and Mohammed Nuhu, 28, from Kumbotso, Kano, but resident at Apo primary school.”
The Abuja police chief had vowed on Sunday that every effort would be made to ensure that the perpetrators of the atrocious act were apprehended and brought to justice.
He also reaffirmed the unflinching commitment of the FCT Police Command to amplify the security landscape of the nation’s capital, by continually adapting strategies to effectively combat evolving criminal activities.
