JUST IN: Gunmen Kill 46 In Fresh Brutal Attack On Benue Village

• A ruthless attack by gunmen on a village in Benue State has claimed the lives of 46 people.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that no fewer than 46 people have been reportedly killed in Umogidi village of Entekpa-Adoka district in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State.

Recall that the same village suffered an invasion by armed invaders on Tuesday during which three people were killed.

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Chairman of Otukpo LGA, Bako Eje, whose son was also killed in the latest attack, told journalists on the telephone that the armed men surrounded the village again on Wednesday evening barely 24 hours after the first attack and opened gunfire on the inhabitants.

Eje said so far, this afternoon (Thursday), 46 corpses have been recovered while many people are still missing.

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The chairman said his son and other relatives were victims of the latest attack which occured about 5pm on Wednesday while mourners were burying the three other deceased.

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