Police arrest suspects allegedly conspiring with herders to rustle cattle in Benue

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The Benue State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of suspected cattle rustlers who have allegedly been fomenting crises between herders and farmers

The development was captured in a statement issued by the spokesperson of the Command SP Anene Sewuese Catherine.

She revealed that officers of the Command who were on patrol in Guma Local Government Area on April 10th intercepted and arrested one Terwase Nyion aka Orje and other members of the syndicate. The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO said the syndicate had conspired with criminal herders in the state to rustle cattle, sell and share the proceeds.“They go back to the same victims to deceive them that their cattle were rustled by farmers so as to create crises and have more opportunity to loot from innocent persons.

“The command retrieved one locally made loaded pistol, one round of 9mm live ammunition and four cows from the suspects, they confessed to being a vicious syndicate made up of herders and farmers,” she said.

 

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