Security operatives recover rustled cow, arrest four suspects in Benue

Security operatives successful Benue State, person recovered a rustled cattle and apprehended 4 suspects implicit an alleged equipped robbery and cattle rustling incidental successful Otukpo Local Government Area.

Sources disclosed that the breakthrough followed investigations into a cattle rustling ailment earlier reported connected March 9.

According to the sources, 1 of the stolen cows was recovered successful the possession of a fishy identified arsenic Tunde Rafiu from Okpomaju Village successful Otukpo LGA.

During questioning, Rafiu allegedly admitted that helium bought the cattle from different suspect, Maki Damina.

Following the confession, information unit arrested Damina alongside 2 further suspects believed to beryllium portion of the rustling syndicate.

Further quality from information sources suggested that different stolen cattle could beryllium concealed successful a suspected bandits’ hideout located successful the Amla country of Otukpo LGA.

They noted that deploying constabulary aerial enactment for aerial surveillance could assistance place the hideout, dismantle the transgression web and retrieve the remaining cattle.

Investigations are inactive ongoing arsenic authorities intensif...