The killers of the former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, have released his farm manager. It was gathered that the farm manager, who is also a very close friend of the deceased, was released Thursday after the family paid a ransom of N3 million.
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The kidnappers were said to have made contact with Joe’s family three days after the attack and made a demand of N20million, which was later reduced to N3million. They were able to contact the family with the engineer’s mobile telephone.
It was gathered that the attackers, who ambushed Badeh’s convoy, actually operated on the old Keffi/Kaduna road, not the Abuja/Keffi expressway as it was being speculated. It was gathered that operatives of the Inspector- General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), who took over the investigation on the directives of the IGP, Ibrahim Idris, after the gruesome murder of Badeh, have made significant progress with their investigations, and arrest.
It was further gathered that the arrested suspects who are mostly Fulani herdsmen are in custody and helping investigators with information to arrest other members of the gang. A police source that does not want to be mentioned in print revealed that the attackers, who have been operating on that road for some time now, have made the road unbearable for travelers. especially those travelling to Jos, Kachia and other villages in Kaduna State.
The source said: “I can assure you that we have made a major breakthrough in the investigation into the gruesome killing of the former Chief of Defence Staff. I cannot say much but the Force PRO will brief the press on Thursday because of the Christmas, so just wait and see what we have.
“We took the matter
The attackers, who are said to be operating at
With the arrest of some of the prime suspects, the police are set to reveal the identity of Badeh’s killers on Thursday.
