The
Benue State Police Command on Monday paraded a disabled man who was
arrested for allegedly coordinating criminal activities in the state and
environs.
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A disabled man identified as Sylvanus Ukpan, who has been allegedly
coordinating criminal activities including the supplying of charms and
locally-made bullet proof vests to criminals in Benue state and
environs, has been apprehended by the police in Katsina-Ala Local
Government of the state while acting on an information.
During his confessions, the 35-year-old suspect said the charms were not meant for criminals. According to him, “The
charm was given to me by a friend for protection against the people
attacking our community, but my father asked me to return it that it was
devilish. I was about to do that when the police arrested me."
Speaking while he paraded the suspect before newsmen at the Police
Command Headquarters in Makurdi, the Benue state capital, Commissioner
of Police, Bashir Makama, said the suspect was nabbed by a special
anti-crime squad, code-named Operation Zenda.
The CP who was represented by the Police Public Relations Officer,
PPRO, Mose Yamu, said the suspect, who was in company of another, was
heading towards Wukari in Taraba State when they were arrested.
He said: “He was caught yesterday night with charms and seven
locally-made bullet proof vests, which was meant to be supplied to a yet
to be disclosed gang.
“We have already established that they were coming from
Otukwuunya in Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State, when
they were nabbed at Ayua, between Katsina-Ala and Wukari.
“We are still investigating the matter, but we strongly believe
that he could have been arming criminal gang within that axis with
charms and in this particular instance they might be heading to Gbishe.
“Our investigations also revealed that each of the vest is
worth over N250, 000. But investigation into the matter is still
ongoing,” he added.
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