Police Arrest 2 Suspected Kidnappers For Killing Medical Doctor, Son After Collecting Ransom

Two suspects, alleged to be responsible for the kidnap of a medical doctor, Audu Benedict, his son and one of his associates in Katsina-ala LGA, Benue State, have been arrested by police operatives of the Intelligence Response Team.

The victims were said to have been kidnapped on their way from Taraba to Abuja on 10th March, 2019.

A statement issued by Force Spokesman, Frank Mba, have the names of the suspects as Henry Terkula Gwa ‘m’ 25yrs from Donga LGA of Benue State and Terhile Tsavbe, ‘m’ 30yrs from Gawa village, Katsina-ala LGA of Benue State.

Mba said they were arrested on the 6th and 11th June, 2020 following intense search for the victims and manhunt for the perpetrators by the Police team.

He said “Investigations revealed that the criminal gang collected 7.5million naira as ransom from the families of the victims as condition for their release. The suspects forced the late Audu Benedict to issue them a cheque of N500,000.00 which they cashed in a commercial bank in Gboko town, Benue State. Subsequently, the suspects killed the three (3) victims and had them buried in a shallow grave at Gawa in Katsina-ala LGA of Benue State.

“While effort is being intensified to arrest other suspects still at large, the police team is on the verge of exhuming the remains of the slain victims.”

The force spokesman also disclosed that in another development, 25 other criminals have been arrested for their involvements in varying cases of kidnapping, armed robbery and illegal possession of prohibited firearms.

He said the suspects, who are currently under investigations, were members of high-profile criminal gangs terrorizing communities and major highways of the North-Central and North-West States of the country.

Furthermore, he highlighted exhibits recovered by the police team from the suspects to include: 6 AK47 rifles, three (3) locally fabricated pump action guns, One (1) locally fabricated pistol, 2 dane guns, 55 rounds of AK47 ammunition, 4 empty magazines, one (1) laptop computer and One (1) Toyota Corolla Car with REG No. MKD 13 RC.   

“All the suspects will be charged to court at the conclusion of investigations.

“The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni has assured that the battle against criminal elements in the country is a continuous one. He calls for all hands to be on deck towards decisive victory and reclaiming of the public space from the criminal elements.”