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Three suspects have been arrested over the murder of a farmer in the Ibi Local Government Area of Taraba State.
Adamu Sale was killed on his farm in Gidan Kye, Sarkin Kudu, prompting a manhunt for his killers.
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The chairman of the local government, Iliya Jibu, confirmed the arrests on Sunday.
He named the suspects as Nanfan Nimmak, Amos and Pastor Volnap, all from neighbouring Plateau State.
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Mr Jibu, who spoke to our correspondent on phone, vowed to monitor the case to ensure that justice prevailed.
“I won’t sleep until justice prevails. How can an innocent farmer go to a farm to struggle for what to eat and get killed while working on his farm?”
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He urged security operatives in the area to sit up, lamenting that some of them were frustrating Governor Agbu Kefas’ call for peace.
“Those who masterminded the killing were released and even given cover by some security officials to return to their homes, but we got them re-arrested,” he said.
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