June 03, (THEWILL) – At least 25 people have been killed and several others injured following an attack by gunmen on Imande Mbakange Community, in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State.
Chairman of Katsina-Ala Local Government Area, Atera Alfred, confirmed the incident in a statement signed by his media aide, Tsar Tartor.
The statement read in part, “The Honourable Chairman of Katsina-Ala Local Government, Atera Alfred, condemns the early hours of Saturday’s attack on the Imande Mbakange community and other neighbouring communities in Mbacher Council Ward, by unknown gunmen, which claimed more than 25 lives, left several others injured, and burned houses with properties worth millions.”
Atera described the killings as “inhuman and barbaric” and urged security operatives to intensify surveillance in the areas prone to attacks, to avert a further breakdown of law within the Local Government.
He expressed his profound sympathy to the families of the victims, promising to continue to support and implement every lawful means to permanently end the senseless killings of innocent people in Katsina-Ala Local Government and all its inhabitants.
