Enugu State Police on Friday
evening said it had arrested a 20-year-old man over Thursday’s herdsmen
attack in Attakwu community, where a Catholic seminarian was killed.
The suspect was identified as Umaru Isah, from Gusau in Zamfara State.
Spokesman, Enugu State Police Command, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, disclosed this in a statement on Friday evening.
The statement read, “Enugu State Command
of the Nigeria Police Force, in its resolve towards unmasking those
behind the dastardly act perpetrated at Ndiagu Attakwu community of
Akegbeugwu in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State, which
left one person dead and four others critically injured, has nabbed a
suspect identified as one Umaru Isah from Gusau, Zamfara State, over his
alleged involvement in the incident.
“His arrest came through intelligence information gathered.
“The said suspect, who claimed that he
is 20 years old, revealed that he came in from Gusau Zamfara State to
Enugu recently for the purpose of rearing cattle but has none to rear
till now.”
Amaraizu said the police was investigating the incident.
He added, “Meanwhile, investigations
have commenced in full scale into his alleged nefarious activities and
with a view to unmasking his gang members so that they can be brought to
book.
“The State Commissioner of Police,
Emmanuel Ojukwu, has vowed to unmask all those involved in the dastardly
act and bring them to book.”
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