Federal Capital Territory Operatives has apprehended one Hashiru Baku, the mastermind behind the murder of the late Brigadier General Harold Udokwere.
Udokwere, the national chairman of the Retired Members of the Nigerian Armed Forces, was gunned down on June 22, 2024, by armed robbers who broke into his home.
In relation to the crime on June 24, the police had already detained and paraded Ibrahim Rabiu, Nafiu Jamil, Aliyu Abdullahi, and Mohammed Nuhu.
Speaking to reporters on Monday while parading the detained suspects, Commissioner of Police Bennett Igweh said that Baku had been apprehended in Kano while attempting to flee the country.
The suspect, according to Igweh, escaped from the Kuje correctional center.
He said, “I did show you the four killers, kidnappers, and robbers who went and killed Brigadier General Uwe Harrod (retd.) Today, I will show you the organiser of the killing and the robbery.
“As well, we have recovered the General’s gun that was with him. We have recovered the wristwatch of the General and the wife’s jewellery which they stole from his house.
“The organiser is here, and we have arrested him… He was in prison and during the Kuje correctional centre attack, he escaped.
“And instead of him to repent, he continued with more audacity. We arrested him in Kano where he was trying to exit the country.”
According to the CP, 79 bottles containing 100 ml of codeine drugs were found in his home by the police, who claimed it was all they took and that they would still be high.
He added that Mukhata Abdullahi, Uguwu Joseph, and Ibrahim Yakubu were all arrested for armed robbery.
He said, “They came to the FCT to rob. This red vehicle is their operational vehicle. So, as they organised to rob, they didn’t know we had the intelligence. So, we apprehended them where they were to rob. And we recovered these two English pistols and ammunition from them.”
He said that eight suspects were taken into custody at the Kabusa Panteka location, where they found used auto parts, armoured cables, a pickup truck, two buses, one of which had burnt cables, and other items on a trailer.
He added that there had been two arrests of one-chance operators who were on the command watchlist.
The suspects, according to him, are Saidi Mohammed and Miracle Felix.
Igweh said, “Saidi Mohammed and Miracle Felix, suspected armed robbery suspects who have been on the Command watch list were arrested.
“Suspects confessed to being a gang of one chance operatives who have been operating around Wuse II and Mpape axis for a while now. Suspects will be charged to court after investigation.
