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Traditional rulers, LG officials arrested over killing of soldiers in Benue April 19 Advertisement Ortom on Monday said their arrest was part of the resolution of the state’s security council. Those arrested are Sam Kave, deputy chairman, Konshisha LGA; Tersoo Mela, councillor representing Mbatser/Mbaguza ward; Unaha Koko, the district head of Iwarnyam and Emmanuel Adegbenda, head of Bonta. Reading the resolutions of the security council, the governor said the four suspects had useful informa...

Daily Post Nigeria Published Following the recent killings of about 12 soldiers in Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State by local militias, the State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Monday said four suspects have been arrested and more arms have also been recovered. Ortom who briefed journalists on Monday after an expanded Security Council meeting with stakeholders from Konshisha Local Government Area, said the military during the search operation recovered one AK-47. He stated that efforts...

Daily Post Nigeria Published Two persons were confirmed dead while one other sustained various degrees of injuries in a road crash that occurred on Monday on the Ijebu Ode-Benin expressway. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, Spokesperson, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta that the accident involved a Toyota Sienna car and a truck. Akinbiyi explained that the accident which occurred at 11:15 am was caused by the driver of the Sienna car who w...

Translate Konshisha: Benue hands over two rulers, LG Vice-Chair, Councilor to Police for investigation On By Peter Duru, Makurdi Two paramount rulers in Konshisha Local Government Area, LGA, the Vice Chairman of the Council and the Councilor representing Mbagusa/Mbatsev Council Ward where 12 soldiers were killed on Easter day have been handed over to the Police for investigation. This came as the Benue state government in collaboration with stakeholders in the LGA have also...

An officer and 10 soldiers on a routine operational task were ambushed and killed by bandits in Konshisha two weeks ago. The attack led to a military crackdown on local communities that attracted public attention for alleged human rights abuse of local residents. Benue governor, Samuel Ortom, who had pleaded for a peaceful resolution, announced after a security meeting on Monday, April 19, 2021 that the government is cooperating with the authorities. He said the...

Daily Post Nigeria Published More suspects were on Monday apprehended by the Police Command in Ekiti state, in connection with Sundays bloody cult clash in Ikere Ekiti, Ikere LGA. The clash which left 6 persons dead and several others sustaining varied degrees of gun and machetes injuries happened between the night of Saturday and the early hours of Sunday, ASP Sunday Abutu, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, who confirmed the additional arrests to journalists in Ado Ekiti on Mon...

Governor Samuel Ortom who read the resolution reached by stakeholders during an expanded State Security Council meeting held at Government House in Makurdi, also informed that 10 weapons out of the 12 seized by the armed militia had been recovered and returned to the military. He said that the four men handed over to the police for further interrogation were to assist in investigation that would ensure that those who committed the crime (killing of soldiers) are arrested and brought to book. Th...

Daily Post Nigeria Published The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed the death of three staff in a road accident in Borno. Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, in a statement said the deceased staff members died on Sunday. He quoted Mohammed Ibrahim, State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) as saying an Electoral Officer (EO) and some Assistant Electoral Officers (AEOs) were involved. The victims were travelling from some Local Governm...

By Nicholas Dechi Amua (Benue State), Feb. 28, 2021 Mr Julius Atorough, a governorship aspirant in Benue, said he is capable of governing the state, stating that he would justify the confidence his people reposed in him if given the mandate to govern the state in 2023. Atorough stated this on Saturday at Amua at an occasion to honour him. Naija247news gathered that Atorough was honoured for his contribution to the development of Mbavaa Community Secondary School, Amua (MCSSA), Konshisha Local...