Gunmen suspected to be local militias attacked the Gugur community in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State on Tuesday, killing six people.
Local sources reported that the assailants arrived on motorcycles and launched the attack between 9 pm and 10 pm.
State House of Assembly member Jonathan Agbidye confirmed the incident on Wednesday, stating:
“Those people in that particular community were against the hoodlums; luck ran out of them, and they got hold of two of them in April and killed them.
“So the incident that happened yesterday was just a revenge mission. But the place is calm now. We went there with the police this morning.”
The Katsina-Ala local government chairman, Shaku Justine, also confirmed the attack, noting that it occurred between 9 pm and 10 pm on Tuesday, resulting in six deaths.
Justine and Agbidye conducted an on-the-spot assessment and reported that normalcy was returning to the village.
Read more: Close Protection Officer For PM Rishi Sunak Arrested Over Election Bet
About The Author
Related Articles
Cotê D’Ivoire: Thousands Rally in Abidjan as Opposition Demands Electoral Reforms Ahead of October Election
Thousands of opposition supporters gathered in Abidjan on Saturday, May 31, to...
Togo Stops Issuing Mining Permits to Reform Outdated Mining Code
Togo has suspended the issuance of new mining permits for prospecting and...
ICYMI: Ghana Shuts Down Washington Embassy Over Visa Fraud Scandal
Ghana has temporarily closed its embassy in Washington, D.C., following the uncovering...
Confederation of Sahel States Moves to Establish Joint Judicial Body
The Confederation of Sahel States (CSS), comprising Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso,...