The suspected killer of Major General Mohammed Shuwa (rtd) has been arrested, the Nigerian Army said on Monday.
Army spokesperson, Col Sani Usman, said officials of Nigerian military intelligence made the arrest.
It will be recalled Mohammed Shuwa was murdered in his residence in Maiduguri, Borno State by suspected Boko Haram sect on November 2, 2012.
The retired military officer was the first General Officer Commanding of the Nigerian Army’s 1st Division.
He also commanded the Nigerian Army’s 1st Division during the Nigerian Civil War.
The Army spokesperson, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman confirmed that the suspect will be paraded in Kano where he was arrested.
