The suspected killer of the Nasarawa State chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Late Philip Tatari Shekwo, has been arrested by the police.
Governor Abdullahi Sule announced the arrest of the suspect at a job fair programme yesterday in Lafia.
The governor had told the executives of the Trade Union Congress, (TUC) who paid him a courtesy call in Government House, in Lafia, that 9 persons were arrested in connection with the murder.
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According to the governor, the new suspect, Mohammed Usman, is a notorious bandit and kidnapper.
It was learnt that the suspect was arrested by police operatives in Assakio, headquarters of Lafia East development area, and has confessed to killing the APC state chairman.
It would be recalled that the Nasarawa APC chairman was kidnapped, killed and dumped a few meters away from his residence in Lafia, a week ago.