The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has successfully arrested two prime suspects linked to the tragic murder of retired Brigadier General Uwem Udokwere, who was killed at his Abuja home on June 21, 2024.
The suspects, identified as Alkasim Mohammed and Suleiman Abdullahi, were detained following a discreet operation carried out by the police’s elite ‘Scorpion Squad’ in the Durumi Phase 2 area of Abuja.
This operation, as reported by the counter-insurgency publication Zagazola Makama, also led to the recovery of a Beretta pistol, serial number 58866, along with 11 live rounds of 9mm ammunition.
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The source said: “During interrogation, the suspects confessed to being part of a notorious gang responsible for multiple high-profile crimes in the FCT, including the murder of Brigadier General Udokwere, a retired senior military officer.
“He was fatally attacked in his home in Lokogoma by armed robbers after gaining access through the fence and shot him.
“The suspects admitted to the March 7, 2024 murder of Alhaji Auwal Abdullahi, a Bureau De Change operator at Room 303, Rita Lori Hotel, Garki.
“The same pistol recovered from the suspects was allegedly used to rob a POS operator, Miss Mercy Alo, of ₦700,000 at her shop in Jabi.
“The gang also shot a customer, Daniel Inalegwu, in the lower thigh before fleeing.”
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