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Police ASP, four others feared killed as gunmen attack Benue community
The Benue State Police Command has confirmed that an Assistant Superintendent of Police attached to the 13 Police Mobile Force in Makurdi was among the five people killed during a deadly attack on Abande community in Kwande Local Government Area of the state.
The confirmation was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Makurdi by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Edet Udeme.
Udeme stated that the remaining four victims of the attack were residents of the affected community.
She explained that the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Jato-Aka, Kwande LGA, received a distress report on February 3 indicating that suspected armed bandits had launched an attack on police officers deployed to Abande community as well as local residents.
Udeme disclosed that the ASP, who was on special assignment at the community, sustained fatal injuries during the incident, while four civilians also lost their lives in the attack.
She further stated that security forces have since moved into the area to prevent further violence.
“Following the incident, combined teams of police operatives and other security agencies have been mobilised to the area to secure the community, conduct a thorough search, and forestall further breakdown of law and order.
“The deceased persons have been recovered and deposited at the mortuary.”
Udeme added that the Commissioner of Police in Benue State, Mr Ifeanyi Emenari, has ordered the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations to immediately take charge of the situation in Jato-Aka.
“He is directed to go with additional mobile force personnel and Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) to coordinate intensive operations, track the perpetrators, and effect their arrest.
“The Benue State Police Command commiserates with the families of the deceased and the Abande Community and assures the public that all necessary measures are being taken to bring the perpetrators to justice and restore peace to the area,” she said.
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