“But most of the worshippers escaped while the bandits tried to move them to the location of where their motorbikes were parked.”
son of the deceased, Clement Musa Madaki, survived the attack with severe injuries.
“This attitude is a clear violation of the conduct and ethics of preaching that is capable of raising people’s tension and certainly leads to the violation of law and order.
Benue has been the epicentre of deadly clashes between herdsmen and farmers even as state governor Samuel Ortom enacted anti-open grazing laws to protect farmers.
Brigands continue to carry out mass abductions in the president’s home state unfettered.
The incident is not the first time the predominantly Muslim community would be oppressing native Christian Hausas.
Mr Pantami has come under public pressure to step down from office after Peoples Gazette published audio and video recordings of his controversial comments.
The Norwegian Refugee Council said the Nigerian government has failed in its duty to protect the lives of its citizens.
Fresh audio obtained by The Gazette contradicted Isa Pantami’s recent claims that he had long maintained a hardline posture against Boko Haram.
“We are all happy whenever unbelievers are being killed,” Mr Pantami said. “But the Sharia does not allow us to kill them without a reason.”
