Tag Archives: Benue

A policewoman identified as Emmanuella Ankyov, was among seven people killed during a robbery incident in Otukpo area of Benue State.   The suspected robbers were said to have stormed the Otukpo town at about 3:10 pm and operated for more than one hour.   According to an eyewitness, the …

Many persons are feared dead after armed robbers attacked Otukpo, Benue State, and raided some banks.    According to reports, the armed men stormed different banks in the area, shooting sporadically while carrying out their loot.   Photos shared online showed some of the banks raided. Eyewitnesses claim the robbers …

Suspected armed herdsmen killed three people in Imatom village, Ukemberagya council ward in Logo local Government Area of Benue State.   A community leader in the state, Joseph Anawa, who confirmed the incident to newsmen on Sunday, October 14, 2023, identified the victims as Tertsea Terkimbi Adagundu, Tertsea Mkposu, and …

Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen attacked a Benue Links bus conveying passengers to Otukpo en-route Naka road in Gwer West Local Government Area of the state at Tyolaha village.      The assailants, said to be heavily armed attacked the vehicle on Thursday, October 12, 2023, killing one passenger.    …

The Benue State Police Command has confirmed the death of a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr Faustinus Gundu. The Parish Priest of St. Joseph Catholic Church Jootar, in Ukum Local Government Area, of the state was reported to have died on Thursday, October 12,  in a mysterious circumstance. It was speculated …

A Benue man identified as Aloysius Mbaakaa and his wife have died of heart attack after suspected herders allegedly destroyed everything they had.     One Jacob Uwouku, who disclosed this in a Facebook post on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, said the incident happened at Tse Kyereve in Mbaavav Uyo …

The Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism in Benue state, Matthew Abo, has been abducted.    Abo was abducted from his residence at his hometown in Zaki-Biam community of Ukum Local Government Area of the state on Sunday night, September 25.   According to reports, Abo was abducted by gunmen …

Delivering the judgment, the Chairman of the panel, Justice Ibrahim Karaye, held that the tribunal lacked jurisdiction to entertain pre-election issues raised by the petitioners, Titus Uba and PDP. Karaye, who read the unanimous judgment, stated that only the Federal High Court had the exclusive jurisdiction to entertain …

The Benue State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi on Saturday, September 22, upheld the election of Governor Hyacinth Alia of the All Progressives Congress (APC).   In a judgment delivered today, the tribunal dismissed the petition of the Peoples Democratic Party and its governorship candidate, Titus Uba, challenging …

A 17-year-old secondary school student, Terhemba Tyochivir, has reportedly committed suicide in Akpehe, a suburb of Makurdi metropolis in Benue State.   The student of Government Secondary School, Gboko, took his own life on Thursday, September 21, 2023.    Witnesses said Tyochivir was discovered lifeless and swiftly transported to Bishop …