Eight killed in suspected terrorist attack in Benue community – Police
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READ ALSO: Suspected herders kill scores in Benue, weeks after MACBAN chiefs murder The latest violence comes barely three weeks after the killing of the Benue State Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Ardo Risku, and his associate, Yakubu Isah, who were ambushed and killed on 26 June while returning from a peace meeting in Ohimini Local Government Area.
The police have confirmed that eight persons were killed in Sunday’s suspected terrorist attack on communities in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State.
Residents of Otukpo have expressed fears that the latest attacks may have been carried out in reprisal for the killing, although security agencies have not established any link between the two incidents.
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