The Sole Administrator of Buruku Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State, Mr. David Yiman, has been remanded in prison custody by a Makurdi Chief Magistrate’s Court for alleged involvement in the murder of one Dr. Wilfred Tondo, a lecturer at the University of Mkar, Gboko.
His remand is coming barely two weeks after he was sworn into office.
Recall that the Police in the state had on September questioned Iortyom in relation to the alleged murder of the lecturer who was killed at his official residence within the University.
The LG boss was reportedly a prime suspect following his strained relationship with the lecturer before the incident.
Following the probe, the suspect was arraigned on Tuesday alongside one Kosuvenyi Kungwa and Emmanuel Nyajo, for criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide punishable under Sections 97 and 222 of the Penal Code.
In the First Information Report, filed before the court, “The Divisional Police Officer, ‘B’ Division, Gboko Local Government Area, received information that on August 11, at about 5a.m., that some gunmen numbering about three broke into the official residence of Mr. Aondosoo Tondo, aged 50, a lecturer in the Department of Political Science, University of Mkar.
“They shot him on the abdomen and he later died at Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi, while receiving treatment as a result of the gun shot injury.”
The Prosecuting Police Officer, PPO, Inspector Hyacinth Gbakor, said during police investigation, the trio were arrested for conspiring with many others, now at large, to commit the said crime.
At the mention of the case, no plea was taken for want of jurisdiction.
The PPO told the court that investigation into the matter was still in progress and asked for another date.
In his ruling, the Chief Magistrate, Mr. Isaac Ajim, adjourned the matter to January 2017 for trial, ordering that the accused be remanded at the Federal Medium Prison, Makurdi.
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