The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has announced that nine persons have been arrested in connection to the killings of police officers in the Ughelli area of Delta State.
The police chief revealed this on Thursday at the Force’s management meeting.
He said those arrested are currently providing the Force with information that will assist in the arrest of those involved in the killings.
Six police officers were killed at Ohoro forest, in the Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State on February 23, 2024.
Meanwhile, six other suspects in the killings remain at large.
Their deaths occurred almost simultaneously with the murder of 17 military personnel in Delta State, which is rich in oil.
The soldiers were killed while on a peace mission in Okuama community of Ughelli South Local Government Area (LGA) in an incident that caused nationwide outrage and condemnation.
During their burial last week, military authorities vowed to hunt down the masterminds of the attack but insisted the development won’t deter them from stamping out criminals from the country.
President Bola Tinubu also bestowed posthumous national awards on the fallen soldiers and provided scholarships to their children.