One Police killed as Gunmen attacks community in Benue, set houses, Police Station ablaze

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By Ismail Auwal

Gunmen in the early hours of Thursday stormed Tse Harga community of Katsina-Ala Local Government Area in Benue State, killed one policeman and set a police station and several houses ablaze.

It was reported that the bandits suspected to be loyalists of the slain criminal kingpin, Terwase Akwaza popularly known as ‘Gana’, stormed the rural area at about 4:00 am and started shooting sporadically even as they set ablaze several buildings and a police pick-up van.

The troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), in collaboration with the Police, reportedly killed one of the suspected bandits in a swift counter-response to the attack during which they recovered over 200 rounds of ammunition.

It was also reported that the armed bandits stormed the area in their numbers early in the morning and began to unleash terror on the people, adding however that the soldiers arrived at the scene on time to chase the bandits away.

The residents, who also confirmed that a police station and many houses were set ablaze, said he could not immediately ascertain the number of people killed.

The Council Chairman of Katsina-Ala, Alfred Atera, said that one policeman was killed in the attack while the police station, a police vehicle and several houses were burnt by the bandits.

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