Missing General: Army hands 13 suspects over to Police

The Nigeria Army on Wednesday presented 13 suspects arrested in
connection with missing Maj.-Gen. Idris Alkali (retd) to newsmen in
Jos.

Brig.-Gen. Umar Muhammed, Garrison Commander, 3 Division,
Nigeria Army, Rukuba, near Jos, told newsmen that the suspects
would be handed over to the Police for full investigation.

Muhammed said that the people were arrested in the area where
the General’s missing car was found.

Alkali, the immediate past Chief of Administration, Army
Headquarters, Abuja, was declared missing on September 3.

He was said to have gone missing on his way to Bauchi on the day
of his disappearance.

Consequently, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai,
set up a search operation for the missing General.

The Army authorities said that after a thorough investigation,
they narrowed the search to a mining pond in Dura-Du in Jos South
Local Government Area of Plateau. And, after two weeks of draining
water from the pond, Alkali’s car and two other vehicles were
recovered from the pond.

Muhammed stated that a “cordon and search’’ operation was
conducted in the community and some people were apprehended.

He said, “They were moved to the barracks where they were
screened, profiled and interrogated.

“These suspects will be handed over to the Nigeria Police for
further investigation and prosecution.

“The persons to be handed over to Police include those who were
in possession of firearms without licence.

“Those who heard and saw the criminals that stopped the retired
senior officer and those that pushed his vehicle into the pond but
failed to report these criminal acts to the security agencies will
also be handed over.”

Muhammed added that the troops conducting the search exhibited
high level of professionalism and best practices according to the
rules of engagement in arresting suspects.

He also stated that the actors involved in the criminal act who
were still at large were known to the Army.

According to him, efforts are being intensified to arrest them,
as their photographs and personal details are with relevant
security agencies.

He urged members of the community who had deserted the area and
had nothing to do with the disappearance of the General to return
to their homes.

Muhammed assured that no harm would come to them, but vowed that
those who had anything to do with the incident would be brought to
book.

(NAN)

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