Three persons suspected to be involved in the killing of a Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps officer, ASC II Kalu Samuel Ali, have been arrested.
Chairman of Etche Local Government Area confirmed the arrest of the suspects in a statement.
According to him, the suspects were apprehended on Tuesday evening following a tip-off and are currently providing useful information to the police.
Ali, who was posted to Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development and deployed to surveillance duty in Etche, was reportedly shot dead while carrying out his assignment.
The incident was said to have occurred after a confrontation between tipper drivers and security operatives enforcing a ban on sand dredging and other mining activities in the area.
The police are yet to react to the statement as of press time.
