Terwase Akwaza: Gana’s Killing won’t end crime in Benue – Tor Gawan Yaro

A human rights activist, Tor Gawan Yaro, on Wednesday said the death of the most wanted criminal in Benue State, Terwase Akwaza, also known as Gana, won’t end crime in the state.

Yaro anchored his claim on the fact that Gana has links with top politicians in the state.

Recall that the military stated that Gana was killed along Gbese-Gboko-Makurdi Road following exchange of gunfire last week.

The Benue State Government had in 2015 granted amnesty to over 500 criminals including Gana, most of whom went back to the act.

Gana was later in 2017 declared wanted by the police while the state government placed a N10m bounty on him.

Yaro while reacting to the development described that killing of Gana as a conspiracy to cover up criminal activities of some politicians in the state.

He said, “The issue of Gana is very unfortunate. I’m familiar with his activities, initially he started as a hero defending the farms of the native against Fulani herdsmen. Later, some members of the Fade Benue political class think they can use him as a thing to achieve their aims.”

“He then graduated to criminal activities such as killings, robbing and kidnapping. He had sponsors, he had paymasters. I think the attempt to kill Gana in this manner is a sort of conspiracy to cover up so many things.”

“So nobody should think the killing of Gana will end what’s happening in the state because the security operatives have not being able to tell us who are the sponsors of Gana. They know who are his sponsors cause they have all the fact.”

“They must tell us who are his sponsors, the killings of Gana is unfortunate but it has left a message for every young man to see that you must not allow yourself to be used by politicians. The security agencies know his sponsors.