7 Killed, 3 Abducted In Fresh Attack In Benue

Armed men suspected to be bandits on Friday invaded Agbo Vengav, Udam community in Gwer West local government area of Benue State, killing seven residents and abducting 3 others.

Among those abducted is a lactating mother, as scores others sustained injuries with yet-to-be-confirmed number of residents missing.

Our correspondent gathered from a local source who craved anonymity, that the fresh killings occurred in the early hours of Friday when gunmen invaded the community and started shooting sporadically at residents who were running to safety.

A toddler was also killed in the attack while the mother was forcefully taken into custody by the invaders.

“The attack on the community started in the wee hours of Friday, the number of corpses recovered on the spot were seven while a search for missing people was still ongoing,” a resident said.

LEADERSHIP recalls that some yet-to-be-identified gunmen on Thursday intercepted two commercial vehicles in the same local government, abducting 19 passengers.

When contacted, the Benue State Police Command said it had not received any information about the incident as at the time of filing this report.