Suspected Cultists Kill Soldier, Four Others In Benue

Gunmen suspected to be cultists have reportedly killed a soldier and four people at North Bank, a suburb of Makurdi, Benue state capital.

This dastardly act occured on Friday night.

In the past few weeks the North Bank area of Makurdi has been embroiled with rival cult clashes that has claimed several lives and properties.

Eyewitness accounts disclosed that two yet to be identified young men who were killed on Friday night are not members of any any confraternity but victims of rampaging cultists.

Chairman of the Vigilante Group known as Operation Shara in the North Bank, Nura Umar, said that four people, including a soldier, were killed in separate attacks on Thursday and Friday night.

He said, “These cultists wreaked havoc yesterday night (Friday) around 10-11pm; a soldier and two boys were killed.

“It happened around the BIPC. Those boys who were killed were not cultists. Those who shot them were suspected to be cultists.

“Then, a day before yesterday (Thursday), one person (a suspected cultist) who was sleeping in his house was killed.”

When contacted, the spokesperson for the state police command, Catherine Anene, confirmed cult activities at North Bank but said that only one civilian was killed.

She stated that more men had been deployed in the area.

Anene said, “Yes, there were cult activities in North Bank, but I am aware of one person killed, a young civilian.

“Operatives have been deployed in the area.”

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