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Ukum LGA, Benue state – Suspected armed herdsmen have killed no fewer than 10 worshippers on their technique to commemorate the struggling and dying of Jesus Christ in Benue state.
The armed males ambushed worshippers on their technique to church for Good Friday at Gbagir neighborhood in Ukum native authorities space.
The assailants additionally injured a number of others in the course of the recent lethal assault on Friday, April 18, 2025.
In accordance with Management, a neighborhood recognized as Tersur Iornenge stated:
Iornenge disclosed that the corpses of the deceased are been conveyed to the palace of the normal ruler.
The supply lamented that the federal authorities has deserted them.
The assailants allegedly attacked a neighbouring Group, Chito on Thursday, April 17, 2025.
The supply additional said that over 25 farmers sustained various levels of accidents and plenty of others nonetheless lacking after the assault.
The State Commissioner for Data and Tradition, Mathew Abo, confirmed the assault and killings of harmless folks.
Abo stated 5 our bodies have been recovered and three others are receiving therapy at an undisclosed hospital in Zaki Biam.
NewsWatch.com.ng additionally reported that Christian youth group sounded the alarm over relentless killings in Benue and Plateau states, decrying the rise in mass burials attributable to assaults from armed gangs.
The Involved Christian Youth Discussion board, led by James Paul Adama, urged the federal authorities to behave decisively and referred to as on civil society and worldwide our bodies to sentence the violence.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar additionally condemned the killings, describing them as a grim reflection of Nigeria.
In the meantime, NewsWatch.com.ng reported that the Zike neighborhood in Plateau state mourned the lack of 51 victims following a brutal assault, marking yet one more tragic incident within the area.
Group leaders expressed their frustration over the recurring violence, calling for pressing motion to stop additional bloodshed.
President Bola Tinubu has ordered safety businesses to analyze the assault, vowing to carry the perpetrators to justice.
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