Tag: Benue
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Police arrest 3 kidnap suspects in Benue
The Police Command in Benue has arrested three suspected kidnappers in Logo Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. This is contained in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Sewuese Anene, on Wednesday in Makurdi. Anene said that the operatives of the command arrested the suspects at a…
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Ortom hails police for rescuing kidnapped commissioner’s wife
Gov. Samuel Ortom has commended the Police Command in Benue for rescuing the kidnapped wife of his Commissioner for Lands, Survey and Solid Minerals, Mrs Ann Unenge, killing the three suspected kidnappers in the process. Ortom, who was at the police headquarters in Makurdi on Monday to see the corpses of the suspected kidnappers, said…
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BREAKING: Police rescue abducted Benue Commissioner’s wife, shoot three kidnappers dead
Men of the Police Elite Squad Operation Zenda in Benue State on Monday rescued the wife of the Commissioner for Lands and Survey, Mrs. Ann Unenge. During the rescue operation, three kidnappers were killed by the police. Mrs. Unenge was kidnapped on Saturday. The state governor, Samuel Ortom had confirmed the incident to journalists in…
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Save your energy for governance in Benue, leave Buhari alone, Tiv youths blasts Ortom
The Tiv Youth Council Worldwide has urged Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue to concentrate on good governance and refrain from criticising President Muhammadu Buhari. The President of the council, Mr Mike Msuaan in a statement on Monday in Abuja, accused Ortom of not providing dividends of democracy for people of the state. Msuaan urged the…
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Herdsmen kill two aide workers, volunteer in Benue State
Suspected herdsmen have killed two aide workers and a volunteer for 360HSCD, a non governmental organizations working on HIV/AID testing and counseling in Benue state. The aid workers had been on routine weekend supervision at Tomanyi village in Guma LGA of Benue state. This is according to local sources who called the telephone lines of…
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NDLEA uncovers drug cartels in Kogi, Nasarawa, Benue states
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has discovered three drug cartels allegedly supplying illicit substances to some states. The agency also recovered skunk and cocaine weighing more than 843 kilogrammes. NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy Femi Babafemi announced the discovery in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the operatives also…
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Court of Appeal begins alternate sitting in Lafia
The Court of Appeal, Makurdi Division, Benue, has commenced alternate sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State to dispense appeal cases from the state at minimal cost. Speaking during the inaugural sitting on Monday in Lafia, Justice Ignatius Agube, Presiding Judge of the Court, said they have the approval of the President of Court of Appeal, Justice…
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Three killed as explosion rocks Benue community
Three people were killed on Monday when a fuel tanker exploded at the Amoke village of Apa Local Government Area in Benue State. The incident occurred when the vehicle conveying petroleum product went up in flame in the area. An eyewitness, Godfrey Idede told newsmen that the number of casualties could not be ascertained yet.…
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Police kill 14 bandits during gun duel in Benue
Fourteen suspected bandits have been shot dead by the police in Benue State during an intensive gun-battle with the hoodlums. It was gathered that 50 bandits attempted to invade the Kastina-Ala Police Division where some of their members were being detained to free them when sporadic shootings occurred. The incident reportedly occurred around 1:30am on…
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SAD! 11 killed in Benue communal clash, herders burn down houses
No fewer than 11 people were allegedly killed in unconnected attacks in the Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State on Sunday. According to locals, nine people were killed in a communal clash between Ailla and Adagbo communities, while two were killed by Fulani herdsmen in an attack on Odugbeho community. Ailla and Adagbo communities…