Court remands farmer for damaging police post in Benue

A Makurdi magistrates’ court in Benue State on Tuesday remanded a farmer, Jiir Godwin, of Tombo village in Logo LGA for damaging a police post.

The police charged Godwin with malicious damage, abduction, hostage taking, kidnapping and belonging to a secret cult.

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The Magistrate, Miss Sonia Yaikyur, did not take the plea of Godwin for want in the jurisdiction and adjourned to January 19.

Earlier, the prosecutor, Sgt Regina Ishaya, told the court that the case was reported by Insp Sylvanus Chudum who was posted to Abeda Shitile Police Post as a station officer.

Ishaya said that the defendant and others armed with rifles attacked the Abeda Police Post while chanting war songs. She said the suspects broke into the station officer’s office, searching for him to kill.

During a police investigation, she said, the suspect confessed to the crime.

She said the suspect also mentioned two other person’s names as his accomplices. (NAN)