Bloody weekend in Benue as 14 killed, scores injured in sporadic shootings




Bloody weekend in Benue as 14 killed, scores injured in sporadic shootings

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Relatives cry as they mourn during a funeral service for 17 worshippers and two priests, who were allegedly killed by Fulani herdsmen, at Ayati-Ikpayongo in Gwer East district of Benue State, north-central Nigeria on May 22, 2018. Two Nigerian priests and 17 worshippers have been buried, nearly a month after an attack on their church, as Catholics took to the streets calling for an end to a spiral of violence. White coffins containing the bodies of the clergymen and the members of their congregation were laid to rest in central Benue state, which has been hit by a wave of deadly unrest. / AFP PHOTO
By Peter Duru
Makurdi – It was a bloody weekend in Benue state following the gruesome murder of 14 persons by unknown gunmen in two separate attacks on communities in Ukum and Okpokwu local government areas of the state.
Vanguard gathered from an eyewitness who claimed he narrowly escaped being killed by the attackers that the armed invaders stormed Agena market and Agbaaye, Boirkyo council ward of Ukum local government killing eight and injuring three others.
He said, “They invaded Agena market area at about 6:30pm on Friday on four motorbikes which had three passengers on each. They shot sporadically at anything on sight including traders and people who stay around the market.
“The shooting led to a pandemonium as people were fleeing for their lives, especially traders most of who took cover in their stalls but unfortunately three persons were not lucky, they were found dead after the attackers zoomed off.
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