Police Operatives in Benue State have uncovered another set of mass grave in Katsina- Ala local government area of Benue state.
The graves were discovered after the police personnel arrested two notorious suspects, Aondoaseer Terseer alias Bob Tsetse and Orkashima David alias Cash – money who led them to the graves where they buried their victims, including their wives.
The suspects were arrested in Osun State after they both fled following the killings, kidnapping and armed robbery activities carried out in mbamon, Tavachan, Michiche Council ward of Katsina – Ala LGA of Benue in less than three years.
The two suspects both members of a-ten man criminal syndicate took the policemen round the shallow graves, both in dry and abandoned wells where they kept their dead victims to conceal their heinous acts.
Among the six dead decomposing bodies uncovered so far were three males and three females, in which two of the females were their own wives killed in January and April of 2021.
The bodies of decomposing victims recovered from the dry wells are John Nyitamen, madam Catherine Akiishi and Aondoverb Fidelix, with another and two of the suspects wives found in a shallow graves.
Both suspects confessed to have killed their wives, one of them alias Bob Tsetse, said his wife died following misunderstanding between them after a wood he threw at her pieced her neck mistakenly.
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The other suspect, alias “cash money” revealed that his wife’s death was instigated by his father after he alleged that his wife was trying to burn his house by calling security agents.
According to him, through the help of his two other gang members they killed her and buried her in a shallow grave.
CSP Gberindyer who confirm the arrest of one of the accomplices, stated that effort is ongoing to arrest the other and suspect’s father who allegedly instigated the crime.
The suspects further gave six names of their gang members as Umangu Ihuman, alias Aka, Agwe, alias Banga, Aondover Ihom, alias D’ver, Luper and Yaryon alias Snake saying however that four of them had been killed.
The suspects also claimed to be working for “Azonto” a militia leader and late Gana’s second in command responsible for several kidnappings, killings of innocent people and security agents in Sankera axis.
The Deputy Chairman of Katsina – Ala local government, Mr. Agba Thomas, who witnessed the graves said justice will now be served for the two notorious criminal elements who have made life unbearable and farming activities impossible to the people of the axis.
Agba said their arrest will bring succour to the families who have long searched for the remains of their loved ones.
When contacted, State Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), DSP Catherine Anene, confirmed the incident saying the two suspects are in their custody and will be prosecuted according to law pending outcome of investigation.
Anene said the State Commissioner of Police, Audu Madaki had vowed that all criminal elements who poses threat to lives and property will be fished out and prosecuted.
