IGP vs Saraki: Real reasons police transferred Kwara killer-cult suspects to Abuja

Political and social connections in high places by suspects in the Kwara State killer cult may have caused their transfer by the police from Ilorin to Abuja for further investigation, The Nation gathered yesterday.

Six men are currently being held by the police over alleged murders in the state in the last few years.

Senate President Bukola Saraki said earlier in the week that Police Inspector General Ibrahim Idris was trying to link him with cult killings in the state while Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed cautioned against being roped in.

However, police sources said yesterday that it was only reasonable to transfer the men to Abuja if external interference with investigation was to be avoided.

The Nation, May 19, 2018

 

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