Gunmen have attacked the Otobi community, Akpa district of Otukpo LGA, in Benue state.
The attack occurred at about 5:30pm on Tuesday with an unconfirmed number of persons reportedly killed and many fleeing the community.
Sewuese Anene, the Benue state police spokesperson, confirmed the incident to TheCable.
Anene said she woke up to the situation report, adding that she is yet to be furnished with more details.
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“There was a call from the Otobi community and officers were dispatched there. But the officers who were sent are still there and they haven’t sent a report,” she said.
There has been a surge in killings and kidnappings by gunmen in several LGAs of Benue.
On April 10, unidentified gunmen killed no fewer than three persons in Mbasombo community of Gwer east LGA of the state.
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On March 10, thirteen people, including women and children, were reportedly killed in an attack by suspected herdsmen on Katsina Ala LGA of the state.
The gunmen were said to have attacked several communities, including Utange council, Kpav, Dikpo, and the Imande Gberihwa area of the state.
Earlier this month, residents of Otukpo in Benue south district staged a protest against the incessant cases of kidnappings and killings.
The demonstration saw protesters, mostly youths, occupy the Otukpo-Enugu federal highway, while calling on the government to address the growing insecurity in the state.
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