The police have confirmed that eight persons were killed in Sunday’s suspected terrorist attack on communities in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State.
The Commissioner of Police, Cletus Nwadiogbu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the victims comprised five adults and three children.
Mr Nwadiogbu said he spent most of Sunday in the affected communities alongside other security personnel to assess the situation and restore calm after angry youths blocked roads in protest.
“We have been in the interior since morning. The network was poor because we were in the bush,” he said.
“Some people were killed and the youths became violent. We have been engaging them and they have now agreed to reopen the road. They are only waiting for water tankers to extinguish the fire.”
