Banue Terrorist Gana Was eliminated to prevent him from implicating top politicians sponsoring his activities.

A new development has been revealed over the death of a wanted militant in Benue State, Terwase Akwaza also known as Gana, on Tuesday.

Gana was reported to be the most wanted criminal in the state and was eliminated to prevent him from implicating top politicians sponsoring his activities.

Military sources which spoke with SaharaReporters noted that former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam is one of Gana’s sponsors.

The news platform noted that the sources also disclosed that the late militant was also close to some top military officers in the country and was therefore killed to conceal these facts.

The late Gana, who had a N50m bounty on his head by the state and federal governments, had been on the wanted list for close to four years over his alleged criminal activities.

In 2015, Governor Ortom granted amnesty to over 500 criminals and the late militia leader was among those, who took advantage of it to surrender over 700 arms to the government.

Gana, however, went back to his dealings and returned to his hideout in the Sankera axis of the state alongside his followers and gang members.

This happened after the murdered militant was accused of killing an aide of the governor on Special Security, Deneen Igbana, in 2016 in Makurdi.

He was said to be heading to Makurdi on Tuesday to surrender under a new amnesty arrangement by the state government when he was killed by the military.

The development has since been condemned by Governor Ortom

The Benue State Governor noted that the military was carried along in the amnesty programme for militias in the state.

He said, “We were waiting for the repentant militias when I received a call that Gana and others have been arrested close to Yandev Roundabout in Gboko by soldiers.

“Many of the repentant militias had weapons in which they were bringing to surrender to us. 

“The process of the amnesty programme was known to the security operatives, so I don’t know why they have to be arrested.”

Commander, 4 Special Forces Command, Doma, Nasarawa State, Major General Moundhey Ali, said that Gana was killed following exchange of gunfire with the army.

Ali said about 40 members of Gana’s gang were captured in the process

Source: Sahara Reporters

How we killed Benue’s most wanted terrorist, Gana – Nigerian Army

The operation AYEM APKATUMA III of the Nigerian Army has revealed how it killed wanted Benue gang leader, Terwase Akwaza, popularly known as Gana in Benue state, northcentral Nigeria.

It was earlier reported that the murder of Benue’s most wanted gang leader came after he surrendered for the immunity programme in Katsina-Ala township stadium in Katsina-Ala local government area of Benue North senatorial zone on Tuesday, September 8.

Before he surrendered, prize money of N10m had been placed on the gang leader listed wanted years ago. That was the second time he was giving up himself after surrendering catchment of arms and ammunition to Benue amnesty programme of Governor Samuel Ortom, which he granted to restive youths in his first tenure.

Addressing newsmen on Tuesday night in Doma LGA of Nasarawa state, headquarters of the 4 Special Forces Command where the lifeless body of Gana was paraded, the Commandant, Major General Moundhey Gadzama Ali said: “I invited you this evening to witness another breakthrough by troops on operation AYEM APKATUMA III

“At about 1200hrs today, we received strategic information on the movement of the dreaded bandit named Terwase Akwaza Agbadu AKA Gana along Gbese-Gboko-Makurdi road

“Troops on operation AYEM APKATUMA III moved swiftly and mounted snap roadblocks along routs at 1300hrs, there was a meeting engagement with the convoy of the dreaded bandit AKA Gana

“A shot out ensured and he was killed. During search, the following were recovered, Qty 5 AK 47,Qty 1 FN rifle, Qty 2 Beretta pistol, Qty3 pump action guns, Qty 1 locally fabricated submachine, Qty 10 Dane gun, Qty 19 browsing pistols, Qty 35 fabricated revolver pistols and Qty 2 fabricated mortars.”

“Other ammunition recovered, according to him, include Qty 766 rounds of 7.62mm special, Qty 27.9mm rounds, Qty 26.pump action cartridge