Four arrested over murder of Benue retired judge

• The suspected killers of Igbetar were paraded before newsmen on Tuesday in Makurdi
• Onyeka told newsmen that the suspects confessed to killing the jurist over family inheritance.

At least four suspects have been arrested in connected with the killing of former President of Benue Customary Court of Appeal, retired Justice Margaret Igbetar.

Recall that the decomposing body of retired Justice Igbetar was found in her home with deep cuts on her back side on Aug. 24.

The suspected killers of Igbetar were paraded before newsmen on Tuesday in Makurdi, according to the commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Bartholomew Onyeka.

Onyeka disclosed that the suspects confessed to killing the jurist over family inheritance.

Onyeka said following her gruesome murder police arrested one Joseph Aondohemba, her nephew.

“The suspect confessed to have planned and recruited other people to help him to kill his aunty and led a team of detectives to Adikpo in Kwande Local Government Area where two others were arrested.

“The two arrested at Adikpo were Igbazenda Gbidye (63) and Dzungwenen Ukor (40).

“These suspects admitted that Aondohemba reported to them that his father died and left a lot of property in the hands of his aunty (the deceased) and she had refused to hand the said property over to him.

“They agreed to join him in eliminating her so he could have access to his property.

“One Akuhwa Barnabas (32), driver to the deceased, corroborated their statements and admitted that he gave the gang access to the house and manned the gate until they finished the assassination process.’’ Onyeka said.

The police commissioner added that the four suspects would be arraigned after the completion of investigation.