At least 18 more persons have been confirmed dead after an attack by gunmen on Gbeji community in Ukum LGA of Benue state.
Terver Akase, senior special adviser to the Benue governor on media and publicity, announced the figure in a statement issued on Friday.Eighteen villagers, including a police officer, were confirmed dead as of Wednesday.Akase said as of Friday, another police officer has been confirmed as one of the 18 more bodies recovered.
Addressing survivors and victims’ families during the visit, Ortom, who was represented by Anthony Ijohor, the secretary to the state government, said with the current security situation, the federal government should approve licence to procure “sophisticated” weapons for the“We are standing on our request for the federal government to give us a licence for our Volunteer Guards to bear AK-47 and other sophisticated weapons,” he said.
Ortom also urged youths to protect their lands, adding that the state government would support the affected persons.Advertisement “What this means in effect is that power has been transferred to non-state actors. They are totally in charge now and come to kill people at will and go freely and no person has ever been arrested.
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