The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has confirmed the arrest of 26 suspects believed to be the masterminds behind the deadly attacks in Yelewata, Benue State, which claimed 47 lives.
Thhe IGP, who spoke at a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, disclosed that 28 individuals were initially apprehended, but two were later cleared after investigations revealed they were only used as decoys to capture the actual suspects.
He assured the public that security forces are actively pursuing other perpetrators involved in the violence.
Egbetokun said the police are not overwhelmed and are stepping up efforts to recover illegal light and small arms in circulation.
Additionally, border patrols have been intensified to curb the influx of irregular migrants into the country.
The IGP also confirmed that the arrested suspects, including 22 others linked to the murder of nine wedding-bound travelers in Jos, will soon face prosecution.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
