The suspected remains of a police inspector who had been declared missing in Benue State have been recovered in Guma Local Government Area, the Benue State Police Command has confirmed.
According Zagazola Makama, police sources said the discovery is linked to Inspector Mohammed Yakubu of the 13 Police Mobile Force (PMF), attached to Operation Zenda Joint Task Force (JTF), who went missing on June 13, 2025, at Tse Keleke, about 10 kilometres from Daudu.
It was gathered that on December 18, at about 9:30 a.m., actionable intelligence led security operatives to a decayed corpse sighted in the bush near the location where the inspector was last seen, raising strong suspicion that it was the missing officer.
Following the report, a joint security team comprising the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Operations (ACPOL) Metro Makurdi, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Daudu, police medical personnel, operatives of the State Intelligence Service (SIS), officers of the 13 PMF, Operation Zenda JTF personnel, the Counter-Terrorism Unit (CTU), and the Benue State Civil Protection Guards was deployed to the area.
The team recovered skeletonised remains from the scene, which were subsequently conveyed to the 13 PMF base for further procedures.
Police authorities said arrangements are underway to release the remains to the deceased officer’s family for a dignified burial after the required consultations.
The Benue State Police Command described the recovery as bringing closure to a long-standing missing-in-action case involving the officer.
