FCT police command have arrested Hashiru Baku, the major suspect behind the killing of Brigadier General Harold Udokwere.
Udokwere, the National Chairman of the Retired Members of the Nigerian Armed Forces, was killed by armed robbers on June 22, 2024, during an invasion of his residence where his gun was stolen.
Earlier, on June 24, 2024, the police had arrested and paraded four suspects: Ibrahim Rabiu, Nafiu Jamil, Aliyu Abdullahi, and Mohammed Nuhu, in connection with the crime.
While addressing newsmen on Monday, FCT Commissioner of Police, Bennett Igweh, revealed that Baku was taken into custody in Kano State as he attempted to flee the country.
Mr Igweh noted that Baku had previously escaped from the Kuje Correctional Centre during an attack.
“I did show you the four killers, kidnappers, and robbers that went and killed Brigadier General Uwe Harrod, retired. Today, I will show you the organiser of the killing and the robbery,” Igweh said. “We have recovered the general’s gun, his wristwatch, and the wife’s jewellery which they stole from the general’s house.”
“The organiser is here and we have arrested him. He was in prison and during the Kuje Correctional Centre attack, he escaped. Instead of him to repent, he continued with more audacity.
“We arrested him in Kano where he was trying to exit the country. We recovered these drugs in his residence. So, that’s what they take and they will continue to be high.”
