One Killed, Several Injured as Gunmen Attack Benue Community
By Zagazola Makama
One person was killed and several others injured after suspected armed men attacked Ondo Ugboju Community in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State in the early hours of Monday.
Police sources told Zagazola Makama that the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Ogoli Division received a distress call at about 6:00 a.m. reporting that armed assailants had invaded the community, killing one resident and leaving several others with varying degrees of injuries.
Following the report, the DPO mobilised a joint security team to the scene, where the situation was brought under control.
The body of the deceased was evacuated and deposited at the Federal University of Health Sciences Mortuary in Otukpo, while the injured victims were rushed to the same medical facility for treatment.
In the aftermath of the attack, the Governor of Benue State, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia, accompanied by the Commissioner of Police, Benue State Command, CP Cletus C.N. Nwadiogbu, and other heads of security agencies, visited the affected community to carry out an on-the-spot assessment of the situation.
Security sources said additional police and other security personnel have since been deployed to Ondo Ugboju and neighbouring communities to prevent further attacks and reassure residents.
The Benue State Police Command said investigations have commenced through the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to identify and apprehend those responsible for the attack.
