Investigations into the brutal killing of Dr. Kwaghger have revealed that one Nnamdi Jeremiah ‘M.’ of Umigwe village, Imo State, a student of Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi was responsible for the gruesome murder.
The suspect who was arrested in Abuja where he went to sell the car of the deceased confessed to the crime and further stated that his initial intention was to threaten the victim with a make believe gun and rob him of his car. However, following resistance from the deceased, he ended up killing him and took the car away.
The Benue State Police Command in a Press Release signed by the PRO for the Commissioner of Police, Benue State Police Command revealed that on 28 Nov. 2020 at about 2120hrs, information was received that Dr. Karl Kwaghger, a lecturer with the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi was found in a pool of his blood at J.S. Tarka Foundation where he had gone out to relax. The Command swiftly deployed Police Detectives to the scene where they met the victim brutally stabbed on his ribs and cut on his neck. The victim was rushed to Bishop Murray Hospital where he was confirmed dead and deposited at the morgue.
The statement concludes that investigation is still on going and all perpetrators must be brought to book.
