A special Investigation task force, led by Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, has arrived in Makurdi, Benue State, to look into a reported attack on, and attempted murder of Governor Samuel Ortom, with a charge by the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to be professional, thorough and clinical.
According to a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Frank Mba, a Commissioner of Police, on Sunday, March 28, 2021, the team was set up by the IGP in continuation of the ongoing investigation into the matter.
The FPRO said that the Abba Kyari-led team consists of operatives from the Tactical Investigation Units of the Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB) and other experienced, crack detectives who possess specialised competence in crime scene investigation and reconstruction, ballistics, fingerprint analysis and other core areas of forensics.
Mba stated further that “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.”
Charging the team to be professional, thorough and clinical in their investigations, the Inspector-General of Police said that they would be expected to 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.
