JUST IN: Four feared killed in Benue community

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Suspected gunmen reportedly killed four persons in Mbachon and Mbagbe communities in Turan, Yaav Council Ward, Kwande local government area in

The incident happened at about 5 pm when people were about to settle down to their various compounds. Lawrence Akerigba told The Nation that one corpse was evacuated for burial, while three were missing and another person was taken away.Death toll in attack on Benue community rises to 24 Lawrence Akerigba said further: “The killings are happening now that farming activities have resumed, saying if nothing was done, it will disrupt farming activities now that rains have set in and appealed to security agencies to protect harmless farmers to return to their farm business so that hunger will not kill them.”

 

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