Following the attack on Benue state governor Samuel Ortom, the Inspector General of Police, Muhammad Adamu has deployed a special task force to Makurdi, the state capital, to investigate the allegations by the governor.
A statement by the spokesperson of the Force headquarters, CP Frank Mbu made available to newsmen on Sunday, said the IGP charged the team led by DCP Abba Kyari, to be Professional, thorough and clinical in their investigation as well as “liaise and work with the Benue State Police Command and other relevant members of the law enforcement community to ensure that they deliver on their mandate.”
“A Special Investigation Task Force set up by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A. Adamu, NPM, mni in continuation of ongoing investigation into to the reported attack and attempted murder of the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has arrived Makurdi, the Benue State capital.
“The Team, led by DCP Abba Kyari – a no-nonsense investigator – consists of operatives from the Tactical Investigation Units of the Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB) and other experienced, crack detectives with specialized competencies in crime scene investigation and reconstruction, ballistics, fingerprint analysis and other core areas of forensics.
“The Team is expected to take over and consolidate all on-going investigation into the incident. The Team is also expected to investigate all angles of the reported attack with a view to ensuring that all persons empirically linked to the incident are apprehended and brought to book,” the statement reads.
