Some gunmen were reported to have attacked mourners at Okokolo in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State.
According to a resident of the area and one-time supervisory councillor in Agatu LG, John Ikwulono, the gunmen in the late hours of Tuesday stormed Okokolo at the time people were mourning the death of Mrs George Ikwulono aka Ene Lucky and shot indiscriminately as people ran helter-skelter.
Ikwulono said, “some yet to be identified gunmen on Tuesday night around 10pm attacked Okokolo when residents were at the burial of their loved one, late Mrs George Ikwulono and shot indiscriminately causing tension in the community. He said, “It is barbaric and inhuman for anyone to visit people who were mourning their loved ones to go and attack them and shoot indiscriminately.While appealing to the security operatives to help in fishing out the attackers, the chairman also called on youths in the area to remain calm and not to take laws into their hands.
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