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The Benue State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old suspect, Abdullahi Usman, over the killing of a lecturer at Benue State University, Professor Gabriel Saawua Nyityo, and his younger brother, Iorngee John Nyityo.

According to the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Udeme Edet, officers attached to the 'D' Division responded to a distress call from the Adaka area of Makurdi, where they discovered the bodies of the two victims.

Police identified the deceased as Professor Gabriel Nyityo, aged 58, and his 19-year-old younger brother, Iorngee John Nyityo. Investigators say the brothers were allegedly attacked and killed by unknown gunmen at their residence in the early hours of Wednesday.

The police spokesperson confirmed that Abdullahi Usman, a native of Awe Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, has been arrested in connection with the incident, while efforts are ongoing to apprehend other suspected accomplices.

The late Professor Nyityo was a lecturer in the Department of History at Benue State University. Although academic activities are currently affected by the ongoing strike by lecturers, his killing has sparked grief across the university community and the Adaka community in Makurdi.