November 15, (THEWILL) – Gunmen on Monday invaded the palace of the clan head of Ikpomolokpo, Micheal Oche, at Gege ward in Ado local government area of Benue State, killing his son, Thomso Oche.
The local government council chairman, James Oche, who confirmed the incident, said he received a distress call that some gunmen at about 2:00am stormed the community and went straight to the residence of the clan head, where they killed his son and abducted his daughter.
The local government chairman said he immediately alerted troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) but before they could get to the scene, the gunmen had escaped into Atiga forest around Okpokwu local government area.
A local source said he heard gunshots from the residence of the clan head at about 2:00am but no one could come out at the time.
“Some gunmen at about 2:00am today entered the house of clan head of Ikpomoloko, scaled through the fence and asked for the wife of the clan head from the son and the young man told them that he did not know the whereabouts of his mother and they shot him dead, then took his sister away,” he said.
