Police arrest 4 cultists over killing of military officer in Nasarawa

The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested four suspected cultists allegedly connected to the stabbing and subsequent death of a military officer, Corporal Benjamin Jige.

The suspects were apprehended during a coordinated sting operation led by Captain Useini Ariyo on November 1, following credible intelligence gathered by security forces.

According to a police statement, officers raided the New Legit Hotel and arrested Godwin Tanko, (42), Abuchi Simon, (27), Divine Omegle, (32), and Samuel Alonge, (21).

The police confirmed that a prime suspect known as ‘Bigi Rasta’, identified as a Vikings Confraternity cult leader, alongside another suspect, Simon Joshua Junior, fled the scene and remains at large.

“Sustained tracking and bush-combing operations are ongoing,” the police.

The police added that the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Lafia.