It was also learnt that troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), in collaboration with the Police, killed one of the suspected bandits in a swift counter-response to the attack during which they recovered over 200 rounds of ammunition.
A resident of the area told our correspondent by telephone 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.
Senator Suswam’s Brother Shot Dead
Gunmen on Tuesday killed Chief Terkula Suswam, elder brother of Senator Gabriel Suswam, a former Governor of Benue State. He was shot dead at.
Former Benue State governor, Senator Gabriel Suswan
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Tue Mar 02 2021
Gunmen on Tuesday killed Chief Terkula Suswam, elder brother of Senator Gabriel Suswam, a former Governor of Benue State.
He was shot dead at his residence in Anyin, a rural community in Logo Local Government Area of Benue.
The deceased, who was the proprietor of Ashi Waves (radio station) and Ashi Polytechnic, was said to be supervising a new building project close to his residence when the gunmen drove to the spot where he was murdered.
He was killed by a gang of young men in Gboko on Sunday.
Ahu and other ward officials were training party members for the APC registration and revalidation exercise.
The assailants stormed the venue with clubs, cutlasses, and attacked Ahu.
APC Publicity Secretary in Benue State, James Orgunga, confirmed the incident.
He disclosed that the ward chairman sustained serious injuries and died at a public hospital in Gboko.
The Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO) of the Benue Command, Kate Anene, said a probe had commenced.
“I can confirm the attack and killing of the APC ward chairman in Gboko, our men rushed to the scene but the suspects fled.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman in Gboko South ward, Tersoo Ahu, has been murdered. He was killed by a gang of young men in Gboko on Sunday.