Mr Ameh, 43, was apprehended by soldiers last Friday at Omusu, a rural community in Okpokwu Local Government Area in the Benue South Senatorial District.
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Two villages near Omusu – Igama and Effeche – experienced a deadly invasion by armed men in 2022; resulting in the killing of 37 people.Omale Onyilo, the caretaker chairperson of the local government, was at Omusu to distribute relief materials to vulnerable people.The suspect in handcuffs with the pistol after his arrest last Friday.
The secret police said Mr Ameh was “discovered with a locally fabricated pistol containing three rounds of 9mm live ammunition” at about 4:00 p.m last Friday.Upon interrogation, the suspect said the firearm was given to him by one Michael Ameh Idu, the second in command of the Benue State Community Volunteer Guards at Omusu.
Residents of the two communities and the senator representing Benue South District, Abba Moro, had blamed the killings on cattle herders. The report further described Mr Ameh as a music lover during his youth but he ditched entertainment for active politics.
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