Tag: Mass Burial
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Mass burial: Osinbajo gives Catholic protesters assurance
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has assured Catholic faithful and the people of Benue that the killers of the two Catholic priests; Rev Frs. Felix Tyolaha and Joseph Gor and 17 other parishioners killed by gunmen during a church service at Saint Ignatius Parish, Mbalom, will not go unpunished. Osinbajo gave the assurance on Tuesday at…
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Mass burial: Tears, protests as corpses of 2 Catholic Priests, 17 others arrive Benue [Photos]
The corpses of Reverend Fathers Joseph Gor and Felix Tyolaha, and seventeen parishioners killed by herdsmen who invaded the St. Ignatius Quasi Parish at Ukpor, Mbalom in Gwer West Local Government Council of Benue state, has the State for mass burial. The 19 victims of the attack, amidst tears and protests, are being buried at…
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Herdsmen attack: Benue set to receive Buhari, postpones mass burial for 24 victims
Benue State Government has cancelled the planned mass burial for victims of Fulani herdsmen attack in Okpokwu. The government had promised to accord all the 24 victims of the Omusu Edimoga herdsmen attack a mass burial on Friday (today). Governor Samuel Ortom made the announcement for the burial during his visit to Omusu Edimoga in…
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Again, Benue govt orders mass burial for fresh 24 herdsmen attack victims
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has issued a directive for necessary arrangements to be made for another mass burial in the state. The mass burial is planned to hold next week Friday, March 16. The governor gave this directive on Tuesday during his visit to Omusu village. He described the attack as unfortunate and called…
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Massacre: Again, Benue to give mass burial to 24 victims
Governor Samuel Ortom has directed that the 24 persons killed on Monday at Omusu Edimoga be given mass burial next Friday. According to his media adviser, Tahav Agerzua, the governor ordered that the victims of the herdsmen attacks be buried Friday He said, “Governor directed that arrangement be made for mass burial by next Friday.”…