Gunmen broke into Ikpomolokpo palace in Gege ward of Ado Local Government Area in Benue State in the early hours of Monday, killing the son of the monarch while his daughter was whisked away.

Witnesses said the gunmen stormed the community about 2am and headed to the palace of the clan head where they wreaked havoc.

The villagers said that they heard gunshots severally from the residence of the clan head but could not intervene because they themselves were helpless.

Chairman of Ado LGA, Chief James Oche, confirmed the incident to journalists in Makurdi, saying he received a distress call on the incident.

“Some gunmen at about 2am today (Monday) entered into the residence of the clan head of Ipomoloko through the fence and asked for the wife of the clan head from the son whose name is Thompson.”

“The young man told them that he did not know the whereabouts of his mother and they shot him dead and they now took the sister away,” he said.

The council chairman added that he immediately alerted troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) but before they could get to the palace, the gunmen had escaped into the Atiga forest in the area.

Oche said the troops were already trailing the culprits with the aim of apprehending them and rescuing the abductee.

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Benue, DSP Catherine Anene, was unreachable as of press time as her telephone line was switched off.

https://dailytrust.com/breaking-monarchs-son-shot-dead-daughter-abducted-as-gunmen-invade-benue-palace
Lalasticlala
Mynd44

And the country get president with all this wey dey happen e still get strength dey travel up nd down nd e still get rest of mind....

Lol

One Nigeria.

insecurity,we never had it this bad.and this is happening under a retired season army general.
shame.

BenueJosh should be more concerned with news like this instead of IPOB news.

Benuejosh

Ebonyi and Enugu have boarders with Benue, unknown gunmen aren't surprising

Nicetry:
Lol

Really? You find this funny?

We the great people of middle belt and southern Nigeria will not join Igbos in their suicide mission to break our beloved Nigeria,we will rather watch bokoharam/iswap take over our territories and impose islamic rule on us Afterall it's not a bad thing,self determination is not by force.
God bless Nigeria
Nigeria shall be great again
Bandits and bokoharam will be born again one day.

alanto:

Really? You find this funny?

Killings everywhere... These gun men are really having a field day in the north whereas the zoo soldiers are in the east fooling themselves.

IgweOfNnewi:
Ebonyi and Enugu have boarders with Benue, unknown gunmen aren't surprising

Just like custom officers and gun men raping ogun and Ibadan women..

SmartPolician:
BenueJosh should be more concerned with news like this instead of IPOB news.

If you exchange veiw with Benue people, you know that they are zero. Their love for North is abnormal. Especially Idoma/Agatu

ORTOM will soon blame buhari

All this news is just to rubbish our darling president



Besides it is fake news or old news



We the youths are solidly behind our darling president

Igbos.

SmartPolician:
BenueJosh should be more concerned with news like this instead of IPOB news.

If Igbos could hijack EndSARS protest in Lagos, talk more of Ado that is closest to them.