Not fewer than 4 individuals have been killed, whereas a number of others are lacking, following an evening assault on Otobi Akpa group in Otukpo Native Authorities Space of Benue State.
One of many victims, Menu Ojiji, a pastor’s spouse, reportedly died from shock after sustaining trauma throughout the assault.
Eyewitnesses stated the incident occurred at about 1:00 a.m. on Tuesday when armed assailants invaded the group, firing sporadically and inflicting residents to flee in panic. 4 younger males had been stated to have been shot lifeless throughout the assault.
Talking, James Ode stated the attackers arrived in giant numbers and started capturing across the main transformer junction locally.
“After we heard the gunshots, we knew the attackers had been at it once more. Individuals began working in the course of the night time—girls and youngsters fled into the bush and unknown locations,” he stated.
Ode added that many residents had been nonetheless hiding in surrounding bushes as of the time of talking, noting that this was the third such assault on Otobi Akpa.
“This similar group was attacked final yr, 2025, when about 14 individuals had been killed with out provocation,” he recalled.
Additionally talking, a youth chief within the space, Egaji Ejembi, described the assault as deliberate and known as for pressing intervention by safety companies.
He appealed to related authorities and the worldwide group to take curiosity within the recurring violence, expressing concern over the protection of residents.
On the time of submitting this report, the our bodies of the deceased had been deposited on the Federal College of Well being Sciences Educating Hospital, Otukpo.
