The Nigerian police are reportedly complicit in the release of a robbery suspect, who belonged to a gang terrorising some parts of Benue State.

Four men, one woman, and two children travelling from Kaduna to Makurdi fell victim to an attack by the robbers on the Lafia-Makurdi highway.

The assailants, dressed in military camouflage, had set up a checkpoint with a wooden plank near Tse Pevkyaa, close to Gban Udei in the Guma Local Government Area of Benue State.

This came after the victims had already passed through two other checkpoints at Kadoroko.

The robbers, however, raided the vehicle, stealing gadgets, personal belongings, and cash, amounting to over N3million.

Despite efforts to track down the criminals, none of the stolen property was recovered.

One of the victims told SaharaReporters that on September 24, he was on holiday, so he travelled to Makurdi again.

He said that on October 6, 2024, he travelled home to Udei. He arrived late and went straight to the Whirl Stroke office in Udei, where he informed them of his intentions.

The victim mentioned that he had gathered information about one of the robbers that he was drinking in one of the shops at the market square in Udei.

“We were able to arrest him. His name is Godwin Terna Terwase, popularly known as Iyav (stomach). The Whirl Stroke team searched his house and discovered he owned three live ammunition rounds and four ATM cards bearing different names.
“He confessed to the crime and also provided the names of all his gangs involved in the robbery, including the one with the rifle.”