Police say the armed gang that murdered Arise TV anchor Somtochukwu Maduagwu sourced weapons from Niger Republic and carried out multiple robberies before their arrest.
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has disclosed that the gang behind the killing of Arise TV anchor, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, obtained their weapons from Niger Republic.
In a statement on Friday, FCT police spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed the arrest of 12 suspects linked to the September 29 robbery at Unique Apartments, Katampe Extension, Abuja, where Maduagwu and a security guard, Barnabas Danlami, were shot dead.
“All the suspects are from Kaduna and Katsina States and have confessed to obtaining their weapons from a yet-to-be-identified supplier in the Niger Republic,” Adeh said.
She added that preliminary findings showed the gang previously operated in Katampe 1, Apo, and Zuba. Adeh identified Shamsudeen Hassan as the gunman who killed the security guard.
The police said the operation to dismantle the syndicate was led by DCP Aliyu Abubakar, supported by ACP Victor Godfrey, with digital tracking deployed across FCT, Nasarawa, and Kaduna States.