A 50-year-old murder suspect, Bethlehem Nwanlia, collapsed and died on Monday at the Bayelsa State High Court in Yenagoa while awaiting judgment. The case involved conspiracy, kidnapping, and multiple murders. Nwanlia and two other suspects, Gideon Atama and Clever Ovo, were arrested by police operatives attached to Operation Puff Adder, now the Violent Crime Response Unit, led by CSP Chris Nwaogbo. They were arrested in connection with the 2022 murders of Odeinyefa Ogbolosingha, an in-law to Governor Douye Diri, the Paramount Ruler of Kalaba community, Kolibo Francis Amabelimo, and Samuel Oburo. Nwanlia had developed health problems, including high blood pressure and stroke, while in custody at the Medium Correctional Centre, Okaka.
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