Missing general: District head declared wanted turns self in

Yakubu Rap, the district head of Dura, in Jos south local government, who was declared wanted by the Plateau police command, has turned himself in.

Rap was declared wanted over the disappearance of Idris Alkali, a retired major general who had gone missing for weeks.

Terna Tyopev, the command’s spokesman, said in a statement: “The District Head turned himself in and is currently being quizzed.”

He said the development had indicated that the decision to declare some people wanted over the matter was yielding results.

According to him, Rap reported at the command headquarters on Friday morning and is undergoing interrogation.

The police command had declared Rap and seven others wanted on Thursday, after claiming that they masterminded the abduction of the army officer.

Alkali was declared missing on September 3 after he left Abuja to Bauchi.

After a thorough search, the army recovered his vehicle and personal effects in a pond at Dura-Du community of Jos south local government area.

The army on Friday said it had discovered the grave where his body was buried.