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Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have arrested four suspected killers of an Abuja-based retired Brigadier General Uwem Udukwere.
Udukwere was reportedly killed by armed robbers on Saturday at his Sunshine Estate home in Abuja.
According to The Nation, the FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Benneth Igweh, paraded the suspects in Abuja on Monday, June 24.
The four suspects, Ibrahim Rabiu 33 years male of Rasha, Apo, Nafiu Jamil 33 male of Apo pantaker, Aliyu Abdullahi 47 male of Apo, Mohammed Nuhu 28 ‘m’ of Apo primary, were arrested on Sunday by detectives from the Utako Police Division of FCT.
The general was killed with a knife.
Igweh said: “On June 23, 2024, at about 04:00 p.m. acting on credible intelligence, police operatives of FCT police command from Utako Division led by CSP Victor Godfrey trailed and arrested four suspects; Ibrahim Rabiu 33 years ‘m’ of Rasha, Apo Nafiu Jamil 33 ‘m’ of Apo pantaker, Aliyu Abdullahi 47 ‘m’ of Apo, Mohammed Nuhu 28 ‘m’ of Apo primary. “They are responsible for attacking, robbing and killing one Brigadier General Uwen Harold Udokwere (rtd.) on June 22, 2024, at his residence in Sunshine Homes Estate in Kabusa. The suspects, who confessed to the crime, stabbed the General when he tried to resist them with his pistols. The knife used in committing the crime was recovered and the deceased stolen phone was equally recovered. Efforts are on top gear to arrest other fleeing suspects and to recover the pistols taken away from the deceased. Suspects will be charged to court at the end of the investigation.”
Rabiu Ibrahim, who spoke with our correspondent on how the general was killed said: “We stabbed the general with a knife. We went to rob him and we collected laptops and phones from him. I was the one that killed him with a knife. I had two knives. I stabbed him in the stomach while another of my friends stabbed him in his shoulder. The general was with his gun and he was struggling with us that was why we killed him.”
Josephine Adeh, spokesperson of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, in a statement, had disclosed that the retired brigadier general, was killed by armed robbers in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
Consequently, according to Adeh, Benneth Igweh, the FCT Police Commissioner, ordered immediate investigation into the incident.
“In response to the tragic and unprecedented attack at Sunshine homes estate by armed robbers, resulting in the untimely demise of one Brigadier General Uwem Harold Udokwere (rtd.) on June 22, 2024, at approximately 03:00 a.m, the Commissioner of Police, FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh, psc, mni, has promptly ordered a thorough and discreet investigation into the circumstances surrounding this regrettable event,” the command spokesperson said.
“Expressing profound condolences to the bereaved family, CP Benneth Igweh psc, mni, assures the family and the public of swift justice, with every effort in conduit to ensure the perpetrators of the atrocious act are apprehended and brought to justice.
“Furthermore, the commissioner of police reaffirms the unflinching commitment of the command to amplify the security landscape of the nation’s capital, by continually adapting strategies to effectively combat evolving criminal activities.
“Updates on this matter will be provided in due course.”
