Benue Govt. Places N5 Million Bounty On Gana

Benue State Government, has announced N5
million reward for anybody with useful
information that would aid the security agencies
arrest his former amnesty boss, Terwase
Akwaza.
Mr Bem Meladu, the acting Secretary to the
State Government (SSG), made the
announcement on Wednesday in Makurdi while
addressing newsmen at the end of the state
security meeting. He said that the reward was
to facilitate the arrest of Akwaza, who is on the
run from police arrest.
Akwaza, a beneficiary of the state amnesty
programme, had been declared wanted by the
police for his alleged involvement in kidnapping,
armed robbery and assassinations.
The Police in Benue said they wanted Akwaza,
popularly called Gana, for his alleged
involvement in the killing of Ortom’s security
aide, Mr Denen Igbana and rustling of over 3,000
cattle in the state.
Meladu said that the Security Council had also
directed the CP to re-open the case of the
Catholic priest in the state who was kidnapped
and assassinated.
He said the order became imperative to unearth
the mystery surrounding the assassination of
the priest.