By Peter Duru, Makurdi
Benue State Police Command has confirmed that armed men attacked an Ondo community on Tuesday morning in Ugboju District of Otukpo Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State, killing the community’s youth chairman, Mr. Sunday Ogoh, and leaving the traditional head and several other residents injured.
The Command, in a statement by its spokesperson, DSP Udeme Edet, who confirmed the attack, stated that the incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday when the assailants stormed the community and opened fire on residents.
DSP Edet disclosed that the Command received a distress call at about 6:10am informing security agencies of the attack by the armed men.
She said, “At about 0610hrs, we received information that unknown gunmen attacked Ondo, Ugboju in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State.”
