Tag: MAKURDI

Gunmen abduct 11 passengers after attack on another Benue Links vehicle

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Gunmen on Sunday night attacked a Benue Links passenger bus and abducted at least 11 persons, multiple sources said on Monday. The driver of the vehicle and four passengers were however said to have escaped after the attack which occurred at about 10pm along Ogbokolo-Otukpa road in Okpokpwu Local Government Area of Benue. A competent source said that the kidnappers had initially demanded for N60 million, but came down to N16 million as ransom to release the passengers. A similar incident involving two buses of the transport company occurred on…

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Bandits kill 8 close to IDP Camp in Benue

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Bandits attacked a community opposite the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp at Abagena, Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue and killed eight persons including women and children. An eyewitness told newsmen that eight other persons were seriously injured and were evacuated to a hospital for treatment. “Some of the victims were beheaded and their heads taken away. The bushes are still being combed in search of more victims. “A man, his wife and four children were all wiped out in the attack. “The casualty figure may likely rise as three…

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Police Gets 2 new DIGs, promote 427 senior officers

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of two Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) and promotion of 427 senior police officers. Mr Ikechukwu Ani, the Head of Press and Public Relations of PSC said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said the commission had also, approved promotion examinations for police officers in line with the Public Service Rules with effect from 2023. Ani said the decisions were highpoints of the 15th Plenary Meeting of the Commission presided over by its acting Chairman, Justice Clara Ogunbiyi,…

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Gunmen kill Associate Professor in Makurdi

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Police Command in Benua has confirmed the killing of Karl Kwaghger, an Associate Professor with the Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi (UMA), by unknown gunmen on Saturday night. The late don lectured at the Mechanical Engineering Department of the university. The command’s spokesperon, DSP Catherine Anene, said on Sunday in Makurdi that the lecturer’s body was found around 11p.m. within the Tarka Foundation premises, Makurdi. The state-owned Tarka Foundation houses a hotel and many other sports facilities which draw many people almost round the clock. Anene, however, said that…

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