Crime
BREAKING: Police arrest 53 in connection with Benue, Plateau killings – IGP
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, Tuesday disclosed that 53 suspects have been arrested in connection with the brutal killing of people in Yelwata community in Benue State.
It was recalled the killings in Benue and Plateau communities has surged with great number of displaced persons.
Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja the IGP described the June 13 massacre in Yelwata in Benue as horrible and dastardly, stating that it was a coordinated terrorism.
Egbetokun said 26 were arrested for the attack in Yelewata, 22 suspects in connection with the Plateau attacks and another five in Benue for a more recent attack.
He stated that 47 persons were killed and 27 were injured in the Yelewata attack, adding that two general-purpose machine guns and eight AK-47 rifles used in the attack were recovered.
CAPITAL POST observed that Yelwata killings has received widespread condemnation given the manner the people were roasted alive.
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