Zamfara State Police Command has arrested one Abubakar Namalika in connection with the alleged murder of late Dr.Enoch Okpara. O. a consultant of Obstetrics /Gynecologist working at the Federal Medical Center Gusau.
Addressing Press Conference at the State Police Headquarters in Gusau, Commissioner of Police Usman Nagogo, said on the 5th July, 2020 the team of Policemen attached to Operation Puff Adder responded to a distress call and arrested Abubakar Namalika at Lalan area, Gusau while on a mission to kidnap one of their target.
In the course of interrogation, the Police Commissioner said, his men discovered that, Abubakar Namalika was of the prime Suspects who participated in the gruesome murder of Dr. ENOCH OKPARA at his residence in MARERI area, Gusau.
CP Nagogo said, the Suspect has during the interogation confessed that, himself and four (4) other members of their syndicate group namely: Iro Tsoho, Dan Hajiya Smally, Alh Shehu Bagewaye, leader Maijan Ido bandits Camp, Awalu Banawa and Muhammad Jansaidi all of them at large allegedly committed the dastardly act.
He further disclosed that, a notorious Bandits leader Alhaji Shehu Bagewaye, a leader of one of the dreaded bandits camp known as Mai Jan Ido forest in Gusami district of Kauran Namoda LGA sent them to the Doctor’s house to commit the crime under the guidance of one of his younger brother now at large.
CP Nagogo said effort is being intensified to ensure that the fleeing Suspects are apprehended and charge to court for prosecution.
It would be recalled that on the 13th June, 2020, unidentified armed men invaded the house of one Dr. ENOCH OKPARA O. a Consultant of Obstetrics/Gynecologist attached to Federal Medical Center, Gusau and gruesomely murdered him and burnt his Corpse.
