Armed men with the use of explosives and sophisticated weapons, Friday afternoon stormed and robbed selected commercial banks in Otukpo, the headquarters of Benue South District in an operation that lasted about one hour.
It was gathered from an eyewitness that the bloody operation which claimed the lives of about eight persons including police personnel, vigilante members and a serving Councillor who was transacting business in one of the affected commercial banks when the armed men stormed the premises created pandemonium in the ancient town.
“All the cars that were parked by the banks and within the area were all shattered including the goods in people’s shop because the banks are very close to the market. “We learnt that among those killed was a serving Councillor who was in one of the banks to transact business when the armed men stormed the premises.“After successfully robbing the banks the armed men carted away money in bags, shooting into the air to scare away the people and headed towards Makurdi via the Makurdi-Otukpo Road.
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