Gunmen suspected to be militias have killed 18 persons, kidnapped three others and destroyed properties worth millions of Naira at Mbacher council ward of the Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State.
Naija News learnt that the incident, which happened on Saturday morning, also left two people injured while many have been displaced for fear of further attacks.
A source who spoke with Channels TV said, “The militia stormed the village in large numbers and opened fire on people.”
Confirming the attack, the Caretaker Committee Chairman of Kastina-Ala LGA, Justine Shaku, said the gunmen stormed the village, wreaked havoc and left the area before the arrival of soldiers.
The council boss further confirmed that before yesterday’s killings, some people were kidnapped including one Igbo man and his two children.
He said, “Yes, I can confirm that 18 persons were killed and two others wounded by ‘terrorist ‘ bandits in my local government area.
“We receive a distress call from the villagers that some group of terrorists mobilised themselves and were moving from house to house, forcing people to follow them.
“Some were wounded. Yesterday night. I was told it was seventeen people who died but today, eighteen persons have been confirmed dead. All of them were assembled in one place and killed.
“In recent days, apart from what happened yesterday we have had pockets of kidnappings. Kidnapping is also resurfacing in the area.”
Similarly, the Benue State Police Command spokesman, Sewuese Anene, who confirmed the incident said the investigation is ongoing as normalcy has returned in the area.
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