A community in Benue state came under heavy attack from unknown gunmen with the assailants killing no fewer than seven persons.

According to reports, the gunmen lunched the attack on Tor Donga in Katsina-Ala Local Government area of the State.

During the attack, the gunmen killed five other people including a Catholic priest identified as Rev. Fr. Ajoko Micheal of St. John’s Parish Kasar and an Igbo woman, were injured.

In the attack that occurred on Thursday evening, November 18, Four members of the recently formed Benue Community Volunteer Guards were among the seven killed.

The deceased security operatives have been identified as Tersoo Nyamkem, Ornyar Kwaghtagher, Ortwer Vendagough and Iorzua Joseph Denen.

Others include, Oryina Orhirga, Saidu Ado (a vulcanizer) and a young man in the vehicle with Rev. Fr. Ajoko.

Confirming the incident in a statement, the chairman of Katsina-Ala Local Government, Alfred Atera said the gunmen were local bandits who were remnants of the Azonto group.

He stated:

“Bandits came to Tor Donga yesterday (Thursday) evening and killed seven persons. They killed Volunteer Guards members, injured two of them, then killed some other persons too on their way as they shot sporadically.”

“Five injured persons are in the hospital including a Reverend father from Mbatseer who was going to Tor Donga. They met him (Catholic Priest), shot at him and killed the person in the car with him. The incident happened between 5 pm and 5:30 pm

“They (the attackers) are the final remminants of Azonto army because the volunteer guards said they saw one Sonter who was driving the car that they came in with. The volunteer guards blocked the road when they saw them but they don’t have anything to protect themselves so they ran away as the bandits approached.

A military source who did not want to be named also confirmed the attack to Nigerian Tribune on Friday.

The source said:

“Unknown gunmen in a moving vehicle, on Thursday at about 4:40 pm at Tor Donga in Katsina-Ala local government area, forced themselves through the vigilante checkpoint along Katsina-Ala/Tor Donga road.”

The military source added that troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) who were alerted about the ugly development raced to the area but that the bandits had escaped before they got there.

Source: https://salemreporters.com/unknown-militias-strikes-in-katsina-ala-kill-7-catholic-priest-4-others-injured/

The people of Benue are still joking with bandits and herdsmen abi? No problem. By the time these attacks become more frequent , nobody will tell them that they are on the verge of extinction.

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What is really happening, this government should stop playing game with citizen life

these days people kill 4 no reason. imagine how wicked people can be

Young able bodied men killed just like that.....

May the killers not know peace.

Katsina ala, my wonderful town I so much visited during my service year

Stuffs like this never got to happen in Katsina ala when Gana was still alive. But una sell am out give Buhari finish, now see the result

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Hmm ndi benue

Pure wickedness

This is dehearthning,,,

E Be Many Things

Because they were simply NIGERIANS..
IF their mom had given birth to them in SWITZERLAND..... I don't think such would have been their fate!

sighs

I am not and will never glorify crime but Gana is no more, so Katsina-Ala should expect more attacks.

This is even coming late.

What de f..k ....Blood and sweat in my veins and they r calling them bandits

Hope omenkalives is not among the unfortunate ones

Aonkuuse:


Source: https://salemreporters.com/unknown-militias-strikes-in-katsina-ala-kill-7-catholic-priest-4-others-injured/

God bless Donald Trump, this is what it means to be a shit hole country

Nigeria has gone to the dogs I swear.....o sad

Look at able bodied men laying lifeless on the ground due to the ineptitude in every sector
High handedness within and without
Rest In Peace lads

Bandits

Killing everywhere

How can a nation prosper with all these blood shed?

The Benue Governor is too docile for my liking. Tomorrow he'll come out to hold a press conference criticizing the Fed government, without him putting in concrete measures to safe guard his people. How much is AK-47, let him buy like 20 and Arm this villagers codedly, I know it might be abused, but mehn at this rate, this is war.

jojo1415:
What de f..k ....Blood and sweat in my veins and they r calling them bandits

Federal government is still doing the paper work to name them terrorist. As you can see fg can't solve all your problems..

FG is more concern with image laundry rather than securing lives and properties. While @grill guy is busy grilling the victims while hiding the carnage going on across the country.