The Benue police command says it has recovered 10 corpses of villagers killed by suspected armed bandits in Tse-Audu and Enger villages in Gwer west local government area of the state.
In a statement on Friday, Moses Yamu, the command’s public relations officer, said the corpses were victims of Thursday attacks on the villages.
He said the corpses were found by the mobile police contingent deployed to Naka, the capital of the local government council.
He attributed the deaths to armed bandits, claiming that the police had in their routine surveillance, also encountered the bandits.
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“Eight dead bodies were found in the bush around Tse-Audu and Enger villages in Gwer West local government,” he said.
“This is in addition to the two bodies that were removed from the same area on the same day.”
Yamu assured residents of the communities of their safety, saying a detachment of police team on counter-insurgency had been deployed in the area.
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He also advised members of the public to promptly report any suspicious movements to security agencies for immediate action.
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