{"id":62961,"date":"2026-04-15T16:04:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/?p=62961"},"modified":"2026-04-15T16:04:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:04:12","slug":"nine-feared-dead-in-fresh-benue-attack-as-violence-escalates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/ro\/nine-feared-dead-in-fresh-benue-attack-as-violence-escalates\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine Feared Dead in Fresh Benue Attack as Violence Escalates"},"content":{"rendered":"

At least nine people have been reportedly killed at Ankpali Edikwu ward of Apa Local Government Area of Benue State.<\/p>\n

It was discovered that the village was attacked by suspected herdsmen on Sunday night.<\/p>\n

In a phone interview with journalists, community leader Bernard Ekah said the attackers entered the area and began shooting at people, killing nine.<\/p>\n

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Ekah added that the unprovoked attack has forced many residents to flee their homes out of fear of another assault.<\/p>\n

In a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Mister Tersoo Kula, Governor Hyacinth Alia denounced the attack but did not reveal the number of casualties.<\/p>\n

Alia also gave security forces instructions to expel outlaws from the state’s woodlands right away.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Governor of Benue State, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has directed security agencies to immediately commence coordinated operations to dislodge armed herder terrorist camps identified in forests around Apa, Otukpo, Gwer-West, and other parts of the state.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe noted that these criminal elements have exploited forested areas as operational bases to launch attacks, and must be flushed out without delay,\u201d the statement partly read.<\/p>\n

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In a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Mister Tersoo Kula, Governor Hyacinth Alia denounced the attack but did not reveal the number of casualties.<\/p>\n

Alia also gave security forces instructions to expel outlaws from the state’s woodlands right away.<\/p>\n

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