Samuel Ortom, Benue governor, says Terwase Akwaza, better known as Gana, who is alleged to be the most wanted criminal in the state, was intercepted by the army on his way to surrender.

Speaking with journalists on Tuesday after receiving some repentant criminals in the state, Ortom said he got a call that Gana was arrested in Gboko and immediately reached out to the army authorities.

The governor wondered why the army would arrest Gana because the security agencies are aware of the state government’s amnesty programme.

“It was around 4pm when we were waiting for the repentant militias that I received a call that Gana and others have been arrested close to Yandev roundabout in Gboko by soldiers,” he said.

“Many of the repentant militias had weapons in which they were bringing to surrender to us. The process of the amnesty programme was known to the security operatives, so I don’t know why they have to be arrested.

“Immediately I got the information, I contacted the commander of Operation Whirl Stroke, General Yekini, who told me that they were carrying out an operation and promised to get back to me, so I am still waiting for him.”

But the governor’s account runs contrary to that of the army.

Moundhey Ali, commander of ‘4 special forces command’, had told journalists that Gana was killed along Gbese-Makurdi road after an exchange of gunfire.

“At about 13:00 hours, there was an engagement with the convoy of Gana, a shoot-out ensued and the bandit was killed,” Ali told reporters.

seanfer:
The Governor should be happy that One of those causing insecurity in the state is no more.. Except he knows something he is not telling us.

seborrhic:
The governor's account is 110% the true account of what transpired.
The army said Gana was killed and hundreds of his militants captured when their convoy was intercepted at about noon.
We should ask ourselves how Gana,a wanted man with N10million ransom on his head,would brazenly go about at daytime with so many fellow militants with weapons.They were by the army's account then confronted and he got killed while others were captured with no confrontation or casualty on the army's side!
Haba,some of these authorities give releases with the apparent assumption the same dumbskulls that voted Buhari are the same audience they are speaking or writing to.
The same army that have casualties anytime they confront barefooted or slippers wearing,untrained BH terrorists.
The same army and government that frees BH terrorists and even compensates them is the one now giving this clearly false account of what happened.
The truth is that Gana and other militants must have been intercepted by the army,they apparently told the army their mission to government house to surrender ,which usually is made more dramatic with the surrender of some weapons,they apparently handed over their weapons to the troops;but someone still ordered Gana alone be shot dead.
Any other tale is cock and bull.
Gana was killed and he may have reaped the reward of his deeds,but not in a confrontation.

kingzizzy:
Thats how they took Boko haram leader, Dikko Yusuf and executed him publicly in 2010. Shekau took over and they have been fighting for 10 years

poiunt:


So you support the violence in the state.

kingzizzy:


What I dont support is for the authorities to disregard the rule of law and engage in the extra-judicial of anyone

seanfer:
The Governor should be happy that One of those causing insecurity in the state is no more.. Except he knows something he is not telling us.

Susu888:
Ofcourse he will berate the army for taking out his no.1 assasin , the leader of his militias.
All that gibberish by shameless idiots who don't even reside in the middle belt should be ignored. Go to benue nd ask the locals who suffered in the hands of gana not some slowpoke with cheap data in abia pulling out lies from his anus to decieve people cuz it suits his imaginations.

kingzizzy:


What I dont support is for the authorities to disregard the rule of law and engage in the extra-judicial of anyone

poiunt:


Rule of law, when the criminal was killing and kidnapping innocent victims did he obey the law of the country.