Benue attack: 8 more bodies of Police officers recovered – LG Chairman
Eight more bodies of the Police personnel killed last Friday in an ambush by a combined team of armed herdsmen and local militia gangs at Agu Centre, Katsina-Ala Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State have been recovered.
The team made up of Police personnel and members of the Benue State Civil Protection Guards (BSCPG) ran into the ambush during a clearance operation between Tse Agbami and Agu Center in Katsina-Ala LGA on the border with Ukum LGA.
Sixteen personnel reportedly lost their lives in the attack, and some went missing. Their operational trucks were burnt and motorbikes carted away by the armed gang members.
Three corpses of the victims were initially recovered from the scene of the attack on Saturday while the search for the missing personnel continued.
The Chairman of Katsina-Ala LGA, Justine Shaku, on Monday disclosed that more bodies of Police personnel were recovered on Sunday in an operation led by the Police Commissioner, Mr. Ifeanyi Emenari.
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He said “eight more bodies of dead Police officers were recovered on Sunday night. This brings the number to 11.
“The Police Commissioner, Ifeanyi Emenari is right here with me though the atmosphere is still tense and unfriendly. But we are on top of the situation.”
Meanwhile the Benue State Police Command is yet to issue an official statement on the development.
- Vanguard
