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Police arrest suspected killer of Nasarawa APC chair

By Abel Abogonye, Lafia |   02 December 2020   |   3:06 am  

Police have arrested suspected killer of Nasarawa State chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Philip Tatari Shekwo.

Governor Abdullahi Sule confirmed the arrest at a job fair yesterday in Lafia.

The suspect, Mohammed Usman, according to the governor, is a notorious bandit and kidnapper.

He was picked by security operatives at Asakio, Lafia East Local Council, and has reportedly confessed to the crime.

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