Police operatives in Benue have arrested a chairman of one of the local council areas in the state and one other person over an alleged attempt to assassinate the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Aondona Dajoh.
The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who confirmed the development in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said investigation revealed that the suspects allegedly contracted a militia to carry out the hatchet job.
The statement read: “The Nigeria Police Force, through the diligent efforts of its operatives, has successfully apprehended two suspects involved in an alleged assassination plot. The arrested suspects include a chairman of one of the Local Government Areas of Benue State.
