Police operatives of the IGP Monitoring Unit from Abuja in collaboration with FSARS personnel of Benue State Command, arrested one Magudu Harris, 36 years, of Shawon Ato Street behind Civil Service Commission, Makurdi.
The suspect who is a graduate of Industrial Physics from University of Agriculture Makurdi (UAM), is the gang leader of a 4-man gang terrorising innocent residents of Makurdi the State Capital.
He confessed to have masterminded and executed the kidnap of a female Civil Defence Officer on her way from Shelter of Glory Church and one Mrs. Veronica Jirgba on 20/09/2018 whom they collected the ransom of One Million Naira (#1,000,000) before her release on 24/09/2018.
Further investigation led to the arrest of other members of the gang, one Anyam Terhemen 34yrs of No 23 Idye Village off Vandeikya Street, Makurdi. He is a 2011 graduate of Psychology from Benue State University (BSU), the owner and driver of the gang’s operational Golf car and Paul Keghuur 27yrs an artisan of behind BNARDA Office Makurdi.
While frantic effort is being made to arrest a fleeing member of the gang , identified as Loho Caleb of behind Wurukum Market Makurdi.