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By Peter Duru
Two middle-aged men, identified arsenic Tersee Ama and Anthony Embara, person been reportedly killed successful an ambush by suspected equipped herdsmen astatine Abaji community, Kpav Council Ward, Katsina-Ala Local Government Area LGA, of Benue State.
The onslaught came conscionable 1 week aft a akin incidental claimed the lives of respective information unit astatine the Agu Centre successful the aforesaid Katsina-Ala LGA.
A root successful the country disclosed that the victims were attacked implicit the play by the marauders portion connected the mode backmost from a neighbouring assemblage wherever they attended an event.
He stated that the marauders who had been roaming communities successful the LGA disappeared aft attacking and sidesplitting their victims.
He said: “We heard that the young men were coming backmost from an lawsuit astatine astir 4pm erstwhile they ran into an ambush by the equipped men suspected to beryllium herdsmen.
“The 2 young men were changeable and killed connected the spot by the marauders. They were discovered by radical who dashed to the country aft proceeding the sounds of gunshots.
“After sidesplitting their victims, the equipped men disappeared from the area. That is the signifier they person adopted recently, and it is rather unfortunate.
“The victims were taken to the General Hospital Katsina-Ala wherever they were confirmed dormant and their bodies deposited astatine the mortuary.”
The Police Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent Udeme Edet, could not beryllium reached.
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