Police confirm killing of traditional ruler in Benue

The police in Benue State on Monday confirmed the killing of Chief Awuhe Alev, the traditional ruler of Mabayongo District in Katsina Ala Local Government Area of the state.
Confirming the incidence on Monday to newsmen in Makurdi, the Police Public Relations officer, ASP Moses Yamu, said unknown gunmen invaded the traditional ruler’s house in Vingir village on Sunday night and shot him dead.
Yamu said the police had yet to discover the motive for the killing, but added that investigations into the murder were in top gear assuring that the culprits would soon be arrested.
The police spokesman said additional policemen had been deployed to the area to maintain law and order.
He appealed to members of the public with useful information that might lead to the arrest of the culprits to volunteer it to security agencies.
A village in Mbayongo had recently been under siege by security operatives in search of  Terwase Akwaza, the former aide of Governor Samuel Ortom, who had been accused of killing, kidnapping and cattle rustling.