The Army said it had arrested a native
doctor, Tordue Gber (Tiv Swem), who
allegedly acted as spiritual counselor
to the wanted armed criminal militia,
Akwazar Terwase (alias Gana), in
Benue.
A statement by Brig.-Gen Sani Usman,
the Director of Army Public Relations,
on Tuesday, said the suspect was
picked up in Tor-Dunga town in
Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of
the state during a raid on his shrine.
Usman said troops of 707 Special
Forces Brigade arrested Gber on
Monday during the operation.
It will be recalled that Terwase was
declared wanted by the security
agencies and has been at large since
2016.
“Preliminary investigation shows that
Tordue Gber (Tiv Swem) acts as
spiritual counselor that provides Gana
with “diabolical” powers and the
shrine serves as hideout for wanted
armed militia, meeting and planning
point for operations and logistics base
for the criminal armed militias that
operate in Benue, Nasarawa and
Taraba States.
“The native doctor was arrested along
with one of his accomplice, Atoo Kuwe
Francis, while planning to carry out
an attack and abduct one Mr. Zaya at
Tse Bente village in the same local
government area,” he said.
The army spokesman, however, said
Tordue was shot dead “during the
struggle to disarm him.”
Usman said the troops recovered a
locally fabricated pistol, two baretta
Pistols, 11 rounds of 9mm
ammunition, three motorcycles and
assorted charms from the shrine
Other items recovered, he said were
nclude clothings for concealing
weapons, two mobile telephones and
three power generators, amongst
other items at the hideout. (NAN)
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