The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, says 28 suspects have so far been arrested for their alleged involvement in the killings of over 100 residents of Yelweta in Benue State.
The IGP announced the arrest of the suspects at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, June 24, 2025.
Egbetokun added that the police were still pursuing other suspects involved in the massacre.
He stated that the arrested suspects would soon be arraigned, including the 22 suspects who were arrested in Jos, the capital of Plateau State, for the gruesome murder of nine persons travelling to Quanpan for a wedding.
President Bola Tinubu had directed the police boss and other security chiefs to arrest the suspected killers of Benue residents.
“Police, I hope your men are on alert to listen to information. How come no arrest has been made? I expect there should be an arrest of those criminals,” Tinubu charged the IGP during his visit to Benue State last Wednesday.
Gunmen, suspected to be herders, had last week attacked the Yelwata community in the Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, leaving many dead and thousands of others displaced.
