Three suspects have been apprehended in connection with the killing of Alhaji Ali Adamu Saleh, the District Head of Sarkin-Kudu in Ibi Local Government Area of Taraba State.
The district head was said to have been killed in the early hours of Saturday.
The spokesperson of the Taraba State Police Command, Usman Abdullahi, confirmed the arrest of the suspects on Saturday in Jalingo, the state capital.
According to Abdullahi, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Ibi informed the Command of the arrest of the suspects, identified as Yunusa Abubakar, Sale Fulani, and Gudu Alhaji Isa.
They are reported to be from the neighboring Dooshima village in the same local government area.
It was gathered that relatives of the slain district head, along with enraged youths from Sarkin-Kudu town, are contemplating a retaliatory attack on Dooshima village to avenge the brutal killing of the monarch.
To prevent the situation from spiraling out of control, heavily armed security operatives have been deployed to the community.
The local government chairman, Illiya Ajibu, has assured that the council will collaborate with security operatives to identify and apprehend both the sponsors and perpetrators of the killing.
