The officials of Nigerian military intelligence have arrested a suspected killer of Major General Mohammed Shuwa (Rtd.), a report this evening from Kano said.
Mohammed Shuwa was murdered in his residence in Maiduguri, Borno State by suspected Boko Haram sect on November 2, 2012.
The retired military officer was the first General Officer Commanding of the Nigerian Army’s 1st Division. He also commanded the Nigerian Army’s 1st Division during the Nigerian Civil War.
A report by PR Nigeria quoted Army Spokesman, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, as confirming that “the suspect will be paraded in Kano where he was arrested.”
•Photo shows late Maj.-Gen. Mohammed Shuwa.
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