Benue attack: 8 more bodies of Police recovered from attack scene —LG Chairman

By Peter Duru

Makurdi—Eight much bodies of the Police unit killed past Friday successful an ambush by a combined squad of equipped herdsmen and section militia gangs astatine Agu Centre, Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State person been recovered.

The squad made up Police unit and members of the Benue State Civil Protection Guards, BSCPG, ran into the ambush during a clearance cognition betwixt Tse Agbami and Agu Centre successful Katsina-Ala assembly connected the borderline with Ukum LGA.

About 16 unit reportedly mislaid their lives successful the offence, and immoderate went missing. Their operational trucks were burnt and motorbikes carted distant my the equipped pack members.

Three corpses of the victims were initially recovered from the country of the onslaught connected Saturday portion the hunt for the missing unit continued.

The Chairman of Katsina-Ala council, Justine Shaku, yesterday disclosed that much bodies of Police unit were recovered connected Sunday successful an cognition led by the Police Commissioner, Mr Ifeanyi Emenari.He said: “Eight much bodies of dormant Police officers were recovered connected Sunday night. This brings the fig to 11.

“The Police Commissioner, Ifeanyi Emenari is close present with maine though the ambiance is inactive tense and unfriendly. But we are connected apical of the situation.”

Meanwhile the Benue State Police Command is yet to contented an authoritative connection connected the development.

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