From Molly Kilete, Abuja
The Special Investigation Task Force set up by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, to unravel the circumstances surrounding the attack on Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, at his farm, on the outskirts of the state, have arrived Makurdi, the Benue State capital.
The team headed by DCP Abba Kyari, would be assisted by operatives from from the Tactical Investigation Units of the Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB) and other experienced, crack detectives, with specialised competencies in crime scene investigation and reconstruction, ballistics, fingerprint analysis and other core areas of forensics.
Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, who made the disclosure, said that the team is expected to take over and consolidate on-going investigation into the incident.
Mba, in the statement, also said the team is 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.
The statement reads: “A Special Investigation Task Force set up by the Inspector-General of Police, in continuation of ongoing investigation into to the reported attack and attempted murder of the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has arrived Makurdi, the Benue State capital.
“The Team, led by DCP Abba Kyari – a no-nonsense investigator – consists of operatives from the Tactical Investigation Units of the Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB) and other experienced, crack detectives with specialised competencies in crime scene investigation and reconstruction, ballistics, fingerprint analysis and other core areas of forensics.