Police spokesperson, Catherine Anene, a DSP , who confirmed the incident, said on Saturday that some suspected bandits were arrested and detained at Katsina-Ala Divisional Police Station for investigations
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Though the Command did not give a casualty figure, no less than 27 persons were reportedly killed in the attack.
Earlier on Friday, reports trending on social media showed pictures of lifeless bodies of 36 persons allegedly killed by herders surrounded by some residents
The spokesperson of the Command, Catherine Anene, revealed this in a statement on Thursday.
The suspects: Aondoaseer Terseer, alias Bob Tsetse, 23, and Orkashima David, alias Cash Money, 22, were also said to have led police detectives to the shallow graves where the remains of six of their victims, including their wives, were buried
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Catherine Anene, confirmed the attack on Monday to the News Agency of Nigeria.
The killing, which was carried out on Tuesday, has been confirmed by both the Benue State Police Command and Chairman of the LGA, Alfred Atera
The development was confirmed on Monday by the spokesperson of the Benue State Police Command, Catherine Anene.
The development was confirmed on Monday by the spokesperson of the Benue State Police Command, Catherine Anene
This was contained in a statement by DSP Catherine Anene, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, on Friday.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Catherine Anene, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the victim was killed by gunmen at her Makurdi residence, behind Kismet Hotel, on Saturday afternoon.
The warning was contained in a press statement sby the State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Catherine Anene, in Makurdi.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Catherine Anene, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Makurdi that the officers were ambushed by bandits during their routine patrol.
A statement by its Public Relations Officer, Catherine Anene, said on Monday in Makurdi that the suspects were arrested following complaints from residents of Welfare Quarters, Yarkiyo, wadata, Ankpa Quarters, NUJ and North-Bank areas.
Other persons paraded were alleged to have been found with prohibited firearms.
DSP Catherine Anene, Police Public Relations Officer in the state, said in a statement in Makurdi.
The Police Prosecutor, Inspector Veronica Shaagee, told the court that the case was transferred from Okpokwu Divisional Police Station to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Makurdi through letter No: 3100/BNS/UG/VOL.5/13, dated July 29.
This was contained in a statement issued on Friday in Makurdi by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Catherine Anene
This was contained in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Catherine Anene, on Saturday in Makurdi.
The spokesperson of the Benue State Police Command, DSP Catherine Anene, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Makurdi.