Benue: Gov Ortom’s newly appointed LG Chairman remanded for murder

Barely 2 weeks in office, the newly appointed Sole Administrator of Buruku LGA, Hon. David Yimam and one Mr. Emmanuel Nyajo have been remanded in prison by a Makurdi Magistrate Court for aleg murder of a University Lecturer, Aondosoo Tondu.

This is even as the Benue State Command of Nigeria Police has also declared wanted, Ortom’s Commissioner for Arts and Culture, Mr. Sekav Iortyom while his Personal Assistant, Mr. Ankugwa was also remanded in prison, in relation to the murder case.

They were remanded in Makurdi prison and will have to remain there till January 23, 2017 when the murder case of a university don Aondosoo Tondo brought against them would come up for hearing.

According to the Police First Information Report (FIR),  “during police investigation, the trio including the Sole Administrator were arrested for conspiring with many others now at large to commit the crime.”

However, when the case came up yesterday at the Margate Court for mention, no plea was taken for want of jurisdiction.

The prosecuting Police Officer, Inspector Hyacinth Gbakor told the court that investigation was still in progress and that enough time should be given to enable the Police conclude investigation.

Counsel to the 3 accused persons, E. C. Teeve (Esq) did not oppose the application for adjournment, saying he would apply for the bail of his clients formally.

The Chief Magistrate, Mr. Isaac Ajim, ordered that the accused persons be remanded at the Makurdi Medium Security Prison and adjourned the case till January 23, 2017, for further mention.

It could be recalled that Commissioner Sekav had been previously detained for his alleged involvement in the murder of the lecturer who was also an All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmanship aspirant for Buruku local government but was released when a serving Senator from Benue State alegedly used his influence to get him released.

After been granted bail, the Commissioner is said to have absconded, after getting the wind that the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Bashir Makama was on Sunday instructed by the Force Headquarters in Abuja to charge him (Sekav) to court along with his accomplices.