The death toll of policemen killed by
members of the Ombatse cult in Nasarawa
State has risen to 72 following the
discovery of the bodies of 25 policemen
that had been hitherto declared missing
in a mass grave in an unnamed village
in the state.Earlier, in a joint
briefing, security authorities had
confirmed 57 operatives, comprising 47
policemen and 10 agents of the State
Security Service (SSS), killed in the
ambush that took place on May 7 when
they were on a mission to a village in
Nasarawa State.
Following the bloody attack, the 25
policemen were declared missing because
their bodies could not be found to
confirm if they were dead or alive
coupled with the fact that their
whereabouts was unknown.
The manhunt for the killers however
yielded fruit yesterday as seven of
them were said to have been arrested in
Borno State while attempting to escape
to Niger Republic.
A top police source who confirmed the
discovery of the remains of the 25
policemen in a mass grave in an unnamed
village said:
“By the time we found the missing
policemen, their bodies were already
decomposing in a mass grave in the
village. It was a gory sight.”
He, however, promised that no efforts
and resources would be spared by the
police in ensuring that the
perpetrators are fished out and
prosecuted.
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