ONE feared killed and two persons apprehended last week in Asakio, the
headquarters of Asakio development area of Nasarawa State.
The
youth of the area were said to have handed over the culprits to the
security agencies, with weapons, including pistols, machetes, axes,
charms and illegal drugs recovered from them.
A military officer
stationed to keep surveillance in the area confirmed the arrest, adding
that those apprehended had been handed over to the police.
Those
arrested were Umar Muhammed and Saidu Yahuza, from Gidan Buba, in Lafia
East, as they were allegedly caught planting some charms near a shrine
in the town.
An eyewitness told the Nigerian Tribune that when
security operatives were interrogating the three suspected miscreants,
one of them attempted to escape and was consequently gunned down by the
security men.
It will be recalled that Assakio was attacked in
June by unknown mercenaries, destroying lives and properties worth
millions of naira.
In a telephone interview with the Nigerian
Tribune, the Assistant Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Nasarawa
State command, Mr Cornelius Ocholi, denied knowledge of the arrest.
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