JUST IN: Police Arrest 26 Suspects Over Benue Massacre

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, on Tuesday, disclosed that 26 suspects have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the massacre at Yelewata community, in Benue State.

Egbetokun disclosed this while addressing reporters at the Force Headquarters in Abuja.

The arrest is coming barely a week after President Bola Tinubu directed the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, to immediately arrest killer herders who perpetrated the heinous killing of over 100 people in Yelewata community in Benue State.

Tinubu gave the directive while addressing stakeholders at the Government House, Markudi.

The meeting included the Secretary to the Federal Government, George Akume, Traditional Rulers, and former Governors of the state.

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The governors of Kwara, Imo, Kogi, Plateau, Ondo, and Nasarawa also attended the meeting.

Tinubu had called out the Inspector General of Police to know why arrests have not been made.

“How come no one has been arrested for committing this heinous crime in Yelewata? Inspector General of Police, where are the arrests? The criminals must be arrested immediately,” President Tinubu said.

He urged the heads of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) to intensify surveillance and gather actionable intelligence to apprehend the perpetrators.

Sources said security agencies have been working around the clock to arrest the perpetrators.