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{Updated} Suspected Herdsmen Kill 19 In Benue Church

The Police have recovered more bodies from the scene of Tuesday’s deadly attack on a Catholic church in the Gwer East Area of Benue state … Continue reading {Updated} Suspected Herdsmen Kill 19 In Benue Church


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The Police have recovered more bodies from the scene of Tuesday’s deadly attack on a Catholic church in the Gwer East Area of Benue state in north-central Nigeria.

The worshippers said to have been holding a funeral service when the gunmen stormed the St Ignatius Catholic Church, killing the priests and other members of the church.

Benue state Police Commissioner, Mr Fatai Owoseni says troops have been deployed in pursuit of the attackers while normalcy has returned to the area.

Earlier, 13 persons were reportedly killed in the attack.

The Bishop of St Murray hospital Makurdi where the corpses were deposited confirmed to Channels Television that 13 bodies had so far been recovered.

The attack comes barely four days after the murder of 10 persons by suspected herdsmen in Guma Local Council.

Many innocent persons were killed during the attack which started on Friday night and lasted until the early hours of the next day.

However, the Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, who is said to be out in the field, is yet to confirm the attack.