Tag: Benue
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Gunmen invade Benue tax office, kidnap five workers on duty
The Benue Internal Revenue Service (BIRS) has said that some yet to be identified gunmen attacked its inspection point in Vandeikya Local Government Area of the State on Monday and kidnapped five of its staff on duty, while also destroying property. BIRS, in a statement on its Facebook page, said the gunmen who were dressed…
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Man set himself, lover ablaze in Benue over marriage proposal rejection
A 40- year-old man Nicodemus Nomyange set himself and his girlfriend Shininenge Pam ablaze. Nomyange and Pam died from the fire incident whicj occurred off Inikpi street, high-level area of Makurdi on Saturday . Their corpses were taken to the Federal Medical Center Makurdi and deposited by officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps )…
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Curfew enforced on Benue community over ‘missing genitals’
The Chairman of Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, Caleb Aba, has imposed a 12-hour curfew on Daudu community over claim of missing genitals. Daudu town located on Makurdi – Lafia federal highway experienced youths unrest recently over allegation of ‘manhood theft’ by some young men. The chairman of Guma Local Government told newsmenin…
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Pastor murdered over missing male organ in Benue
The Pastor-in-Charge of Divine Shadow Church Daudu, Uhembe Jacob, has been killed by angry youths over his alleged involvement in missing male organ in the community. Daudu is a satellite town on Makurdi- Lafia federal highway predominantly inhabited by Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) owing to hersdmen attacks on farmers in Guma and Logo local government…
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Over 400 herdsmen arrested for violating Benue grazing law – Ortom
No fewer than 400 herdsmen were reportedly arrested while over 7,629 cows, 210 sheep and other livestock were impounded for violating the Benue State Open Grazing and Ranches Establishment Law of 2017. The arrests were made in the last three years from November 1, 2017, the date of the commencement of enforcement of the law…
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Ortom reacts to viral reports of male genital disappearances in Benue
Amid rumours of the alleged disappearance of male genitals through mystical powers, Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue, on Wednesday, dismissed such rumours as “baseless and the handiwork of mischief makers“. According to reports, the alleged claims had led to acts of arson in Daudu in the Guma Local Government Area of the state. Ortom, who…
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Gunmen kill Police officer, motorcyclist in Benue
The Benue Police Command on Thursday said unknown gunmen killed a Police Officer and a motorcyclist in Ado Local Government Area of the State. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Catherine Anene, told newsmen in Makurdi that the officers were ambushed by bandits during their routine patrol. Anene explained that the Force is…
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NACA reveals two Nigerian states with highest number of HIV positive patients
Latest quarterly fact sheet of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has revealed that that two states – Akwa Ibom and Benue – have the highest number of HIV positive persons in the country. According to the report, 48 out of every 1,000 persons selected at random in the states are likely…
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Ortom expresses shock over killing of Benue’s most wanted criminal
Benue State Governor; Samuel Ortom has expressed shock over the interception of a government convoy, arrest and killing of Terwase Akwaza, aka Gana by military authorities. Governor Ortom made his feelings known on Wednesday at the Government House Makurdi while briefing Journalists on the state of the second amnesty programme of his administration which covers…
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Soldiers kill Benue’s ‘most wanted criminal,’ Gana
The Nigeria Army has confirmed the killing of Mr Terwase Akwaza, alias “Gana,” the ‘most wanted criminal’ in Benue state. The Commander, 4 Special Forces Command, Doma, Nasarawa state, Maj. -Gen. Moundhey Ali, told newsmen on Tuesday that Gana was killed at a roadblock mounted by the Army along Gbese-Gboko-Makurdi road following exchange of gunfire.…