Gunmen kill over 40 in Benue
At least 43 people were killed as gunmen raided communities in Gwer West and Apa Local Government Areas of Benue State on Sunday.
A publicly listed contact of the Benue State police command confirmed the attacks to Peoples Gazette on Monday.
“Yes, it is confirmed. But I cannot ascertain the number of casualties at the moment,” said an officer who disclosed he was not authorised to speak on the matter.
In a statement on Monday, Amnesty International lamented the spate of killings in Benue State, saying about 85 people had been killed in just one week.
“On Sunday, gunmen invaded two communities in Gwer West and Apa LGA, killing at least 43 people. Gunmen in a convoy attacked Tse Antswam, near Naka town around 7:00 p.m. At exactly the same time, gunmen invaded Edikwu Ankpali,” Amnesty International said.
It added, “Bloodshed in Benue: 85 killed in a week. In barely a week, at least 85 people have been killed in Benue State. Last week, gunmen killed 42 people during gruesome attacks on villages of Gwer West LGA.”
On May 29, Amnesty International had lamented that bandits and gunmen had raided and killed over 10,000 citizens across Nigeria under President Bola Tinubu’s watch in the past two years.
The human rights organisation ranked Benue and Plateau States as having the highest death tolls as a result of coordinated attacks by bandits and gunmen.
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
States
Independence: NBA urges Nigerians to expect better future
The NBA said that ordinary Nigerians should be deriving benefit from the subsidy removal rather than hardship.
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
Uncategorized
FG targets ‌20,000MW power generation, promises stable electricity within five years
Mr Tegbe said the government was pursuing a long-term strategy to expand generation capacity.
Politics
Tinubu governing as statesman, not politician, to fix Nigeria’s problems: Gbajabiamila
Mr Gbajabiamila said the Tinubu administration’s overarching goal is to build an ecosystem where honest labour guarantees a decent livelihood.
States
UK warns citizens not to travel to riverine Bayelsa in updated advisory
The advisory, updated Tuesday, warned against all travel to riverine Bayelsa and marked the non-riverine areas for essential travel.
Kano
Two suspected armed robbers arrested in Kano
The police recovered N600,000 cash, nine mobile phones of different makes, and knives and sticks.
Faith
LASTMA urges pastors, imams to preach road safety to followers
The LASTMA boss urged Christian and Muslim clerics to remind their followers about the dangers of excessive speeding.
States
Troops rescue 21 abducted people in Niger
Troops of the 18 Brigade rescued 21 kidnapped victims from the Abaha and Sabon Wuri villages in Niger State.
