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Gunmen suspected to be bandits invaded Mbacher community in Mbacher Council Ward, Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State on Friday night, killing 18 people.

Sources from the local government told our correspondent that the attack took place around 11:00 pm, despite the curfew imposed by the state government.

The bandits were said to have gathered the villagers under the pretense of addressing them before opening fire.

Recall that the Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, had two weeks ago imposed a 6:00 pm to 6:00 am curfew in the Sankera axis following a violent protest in Ukum LGA. The Sankera axis, comprising Katsina-Ala, Ukum, and Logo, has been a hotspot for criminal activities in the state.

The source further disclosed that 18 bodies were recovered by the military on Saturday morning.

Confirming the incident, the Chairman of Katsina-Ala LGA, Justine Shaku, said the bandits had completed their attack before the military could arrive.

“At about 11:00 pm yesterday (Friday), we received a distress call from the villagers that a group of terrorists were moving from house to house, forcing people to follow them.

“I quickly mobilized the military officers in Tor Doonga, but due to the remote location, the attack was over by the time they arrived,” Shaku stated.

Shaku also mentioned that several people were wounded during the attack.

“I was told it was 17, but today 18 people have been confirmed dead. All of them were assembled in one place and killed,” he added.

The council chairman described the activities of the gunmen as “local terrorism”, noting that their tactics resemble guerrilla warfare.

“I no longer call them bandits because I’m seeing elements of terrorism in their activities.

“They are terrorists within, though they have external forces aiding them. The locals are the major perpetrators,” Shaku added.

Efforts to reach the Police Public Relations Officer, Catherine Anene, were unsuccessful as her phone rang out.

However, the Special Adviser on Security and Internal Affairs to Governor Hyacinth Alia, Joseph Har, confirmed the incident.

https://dailypost.ng/2024/07/20/gunmen-defy-curfew-kill-18-in-fresh-benue-attack/

Benue matter is spiritual

And i have four babes from there.

Na the babes dey make me pity them small. If not

Getting worse

Bad news everyday, which way Nigeria. May God help us

Is it not better these locals form a paramilitary group ( with the help of FG) to guard them selves instead of being killed in their tens. Just an opinion

Where are local Yoruba Muslims.

Life of Benue people doesn't matter to them,or is it because there is no way for them to link it to peaceful Ipob

This is becoming something else

Were is George Akume is exchanging the blood of Benue people because of evil wealth.
You will not hear that old foolish man condemned this kind of attack on Benue people.

Terrorists within If that's the case, it's gonna be hard to stop

If there was really a curfew, how then were they able to assemble such large number of people at that time??

Where were the security operatives and why weren't they patrolling that area?

Be like Gov Alia been think say na just mouth Dem dey use impose Curfew

I don't think a country like Israel will tolerate any barbarians killing their citizens. What are the benefits of being a citizen of a country?

Xox1945:
Were is George Akume is exchanging the blood of Benue people because of evil wealth.
You will not hear that old foolish man condemned this kind of attack on Benue people.

Even Agbado Benue worriors are deaf and dumb now

Nigeria is a failed state.

Neighborhood watch with automatic rifles 🔥💯 instead of state police ✔️

And government will be watching with folded arms.
If they indigenes arm themselves now, that’s when Government will move to Disarm dem, and abandon them

stano2:
And government will be watching with folded arms.
If they indigenes arm themselves now, that’s when Government will move to Disarm dem, and abandon them

what concerns Tinubu and his region with the security of lives and properties

Tinubu security agencies are currently picking up anyone who calls for hunger protests on social media

while bandits and herdsmen are roaming free show casing their loot and ransoms on the same social media ..

Just this morning on front page, 2 killed, many kidnapped in Tinubu's region
Bayo won't utter a word, the lives are inconsequential,

Hear me brethren
Tinubu is incompetent
there's no sugar coating it

Intel has it that it's still the same indigenous that are the Gun-men

Pray for Benue 🙏🙏

Benue state under siege. even the Rev father is cluelessness and busy fighting George Akume and he is forgetting his responsibility of safe guarding Benue

APC is the worst thing that ever happened to Nigeria.
APC is worse than natural disaster,
APC government is built on lies, propaganda, wickedness and high level of foolishness.

BenueJosh and omeka.... Whats happening to your village?

May God punish these people!

Fash20:
Is it not better these locals form a paramilitary group ( with the help of FG) to guard them selves instead of being killed in their tens. Just an opinion

[b]
So that the government will tag them terrorist like ESN and start killing all the youths in the community, you guys think FG fighting ESN and IPOB and leaving these gunmen and bandits is coincidence abi?

AntiChristian:
May God punish these people!

Punish which people? Is is the people that voted for Tinubu who cannot secure the lives and properties if his citizens, you think crime does not happen everywhere, it is the responsibility of the government to protect the lives and properties of its citizens....

Olachase:
Intel has it that it's still the same indigenous that are the Gun-men

Pray for Benue 🙏🙏

So whether they are indigenous or external does it matter? Those that are kidnapped and killed did they choose to be killed or kidnapped by indigenous or external people? did Tinubu not swear to protect Benue citizens from both external and indigenous threats to their lives and properties?

Bendeco2020:
Benue matter is spiritual
And i have four babes from there.
Na the babes dey make me pity them small. If not

Lol! Four babes? Are you still with them all?

Benue state matter of incessant killings is spiritual, because obviously it has defied all conceivable physical solutions.
BTW,are the villagers that stupid, that they should heed the call of bandits for a public address?
Bandits that have been terrorising them for long.
It's just like a drunk seeing a cobra and picking it up to wear thinking it to be a necklace.
Benue state matter is totally beyond physical remedy.

This kind country ehn

Cursed be upon the children of mohammadian terrorists

Benue youths protect yourselves

God bless Israel

“I quickly mobilized the military officers in Tor Doonga, but due to the remote location, the attack was over by the time they arrived,” Shaku stated.

..if the indigens of benue want peace...they should quickly do away with emilokans of mandate thieves & APCshit..

..no two ways about their peace..

How can Bandits gather you people with the pretence of addressing insecurity and you agreed. Are they peace makers? Who appointed them?
Ignorance is really a disease.

Governor Alia is failing his people.
Arm the communities and train them to defend themselves.

That's why I Love America. You can't do this nonsense because everyone has a gun.
Invasion is impossible.

These ones no be Fulani bandits, Na definitely terrorist from the area ....Them know themselves, make govt forces ask questions woh

If the community attack the soldiers will come out against them

Augustine2244:

Lol! Four babes?
Are you still with them all?

Normal things na

Their girls dey do well

Why don't Benue people bear arms . Is it because it's too costly ?

Benue!


See wetin Fool ani fools don turn Benue to, JUST BECAUSE BENUE PEOPLE ARE WELCOMING TO STRANGERS.

GIVE FOOL ANI FOOLS ONE ROOM AND THEY'LL DRAG YOUR ENTIRE VILLAGE WITH YOU IN FEW YEARS....


FOOL ANI PEOPLE AND ISRA HELL MUST HAVE THE SAME DNA.