Abuja: Police arrest killers of Army General

• Recall that the general was killed in the early hours of Sunday after the assailants stormed his residence at Sunshine Estate in the Federal Capital Territory

The killers of retired Army Brigadier General  Uwem Udukwere, have been arrested, the police in Abuja have said.

Recall that the General was killed in the early hours of Sunday after the assailants stormed his residence at Sunshine Estate in the Federal Capital Territory.

The FCT Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igweh, disclosed the arrest of the suspects on Monday.

He said two of the robbers, now at large, went away with the pistol of the retired general

He declared the robbers wanted and vowed to get them.

The Police said: “At Kabusa and Pigbakasa Apo in FCT, Abuja Utako Division operatives led by CCP Victor Godfrey arrested four suspects who robbed and murdered a retired Brigadier General, Gen. Uwen Harold (Retd) N/5575 15th Regular course at house, No. 9 Sanga Street, Sunshine Homes, by Kabusa Junction Lokogoma, FCT, Abuja.”

One of the suspects, the Police added, is Ibrahim Rabiu, aged 33, from Dala Local Government Area of Kano state. But he was a resident of Rasha Apo Roundabout.

Another, Nafiu Jamil, 33, from Tofa council inKano, resided at Apo Pantekar.

The third and fourth are Aliyu Abdullahi, 47, from Shinkafi Local Government of Zamfara state, but resident at Apo Roundabout Abuja, and Mohammed Nuhu, 28, from Kumbotso, Kano, but resident at Apo primary school.”