Tag: Benue

Gunmen attack Benue community, kill 13

Ishaku Yohanna

No fewer than 13 persons were reportedly killed when gunmen attacked the Edikwu community in the Apa Local Government Area of Benue State. The incident, according to locals, happened between 4am and 5am on Monday. A local, who simply identified himself as Elvis, said the attack might not be unconnected to a chieftaincy title. Elvis said, “There has been a lingering crisis in the community for sometimes now. One of the royal families had disagreed with the choice of the kingmakers of the community who elected the late Chief Imoni…

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Troops kill kidnap kingpin, rescue 32 hostages in Benue

Ishaku Yohanna

The Defence Headquarters said on Friday troops of Operation Whirl Stroke had killed a notorious kidnap kingpin, Zwa Ikyegh, in Benue State. The Coordinator of the Defence Media Operations, Major Gen. John Enenche, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, said the kidnap kingpin was killed at Tomayin village in Logo local government area of the state Thursday. He said the troops also rescued 32 hostages during the operation, adding that some suspected kidnappers escaped with gunshot wounds. The statement read: “Following credible intelligence on the activities of a…

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