Crime
Scores killed during wake-keep in Benue
Heavily armed men have reportedly attacked Mbayatyo Mbater council world of Logo Local Government Area of Benue State during a wake-keep, killing an unspecified number of mourners and leaving several others injured.
The incident occurred Saturday morning at the wake-keep of one Mama Sule Achin Adigi.
A resident of the community, Mr Jiji Jack, confirmed the development in a post on his official Facebook page.
He called on security agencies to urgently rescue “those that are still breathing”.
Newsmen gathered that a popular commander of community volunteer guards in the local government, Mr Atum, was among those killed by the assailants.
When contacted, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Catherine Anene Sewuese, said “we have not received that report yet”.
The Sankera axis of the state, which comprises the Logo Local government, has been engulfed in killings from the deadly militia gang of the late Terwase Akwaza a.k.a Gana who was allegedly killed by the Nigerian military after he surrendered last year.
His loyalists had vowed to revenge the killing of the most wanted terrorists who had killed several residents of the state.
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