Tension in Jos as Army Discovers Grave of Missing General…

District head, two others submit self to Police

Following intensified efforts by the military towards unraveling the whereabouts of Major General Idris Alkali (rtd) who was declared missing on Monday 3rd of September, 2018 while travelling from Abuja to Bauchi, an open shallow grave where his body was allegedly buried before it was exhumed and taken to an unknown place has been discovered.

Alkali’s car was found in a mining pit at Dura-Du Village in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State.

An expert who allegedly aided in exhuming the General’s remains alongside other accomplices have been apprehended and are now helping in the investigations.

Also, some of the persons, including the district head of Dura-Du, Mr. Yakubu Rapp, who were declared wanted by the Police in connection with the incident, have turned themselves up to the Police.

In a short statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Terna Tyopev, a Deputy Superintended of Police, the command said, “The Plateau State Police Command’s decision to declare some people wanted in respect to the case of the mysterious disappearance of Major General IM Alkali (rtd) has started yielding results.

“One of the persons declared wanted, Da Yakubu Rapp, the district Head reported to the Plateau State Police Command Headquarters Jos this morning, and he is undergoing interrogation.”

Others, according to Tyopev, are Timothy Chuwang, Matthew Chuwang, and Stephen Chuwang.

The Royal father Rapp said, “I don’t know anything about the missing Army General. On Sunday, September 2, the soldiers came to our Lopandyet community, started shooting and killing people. Even two of my sons were killed and two of my grandsons were wounded, and are now in critical conditions. One was taken to the Jos University Teaching Hospital, while the other was admitted in Plateau State Hospital.

“On October 2, about one month later, the Divisional Police Officer of Anglo Jos Division called me and showed me two of the police officers who gave me a paper that I should report to the Plateau State Command Headquarters on October 4 in respect of the missing Army General.

“The Army also came to my house and started shooting guns sporadically. They knocked at my door and threatened that they would kill me as they killed my children. They left, but promised to come back by 3:00a.m. They threatened that if they did not see me, they will arrest my children, with the hope that I will come if they detain me.

“The soldiers destroyed my house and it was because of their threats that I did not come. When the Army came to the mining pond, they never asked for anybody. I have decided to surrender myself to the police after I heard that I have been declared wanted. I have decided to go myself because I am not a wanted person. Let the police carry out their investigation. I have confidence in the police than the Army. Let justice be done.”

Gen. Alkali, immediate past Chief of Administration of the Nigerian Army, recently travelled from Abuja to Bauchi via Jos in his black Toyota Corolla car with registration number, Kwara MUN 670 AA on a restive day, and unfortunately ran into some hoodlums who were protesting an attack on the village which had happened the previous night, 2nd September, 2018. The General was allegedly assaulted and killed by the hoodlums.