Joint Security Forces, consisting of officers from the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigerian Armed Forces, and others, arrested four robbery suspects on Saturday, October 21, for their involvement in the Benue bank robbery.
The robbery led to the death of some police officers. The suspects were apprehended along the Otukpo-Taraku road in Benue State. According to a police source who spoke with Punch, the robbers were part of the group that attacked banks and a police station in Otukpo the previous day. When contacted, the Benue State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Catherine Anene, urged journalists to await the conclusion of the investigation by the investigating team.