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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 recovered eight of the 12 riffles confiscated from the slain soldiers. Governor Samuel Ortom who ma...

By Peter Duru – Makurdi No one saw it coming, but somehow the three strong words, ‘I am sorry’ that came from the mouth of Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State to the families of the 12 soldiers that were killed on Easter Monday by armed militia at Bonta community in Konshisha Local Government Area, LGA, of the state, during their burial last Monday, helped to doused the tension and fear of an escalated military action in Konshisha LGA. The 12 soldiers met their untimely death during a routine peacekeeping patrol of Oju and Konshisha LGAs where the neighboring communities had been at da...

Vanguard News Translate Home » News » Family of four, three others killed as armed herdsmen invade Makurdi outskirts, five others injured Family of four, three others killed as armed herdsmen invade Makurdi outskirts, five others injured On Peter Duru – Makurdi A family of four and three others were Saturday morning shot and butchered by suspected Fulani militia at Mbamondu Community, Makurdi Modern Market Council Ward in Makurdi Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State The attackers also inflicted serious injuries on five others out of which three are in critical c...

Says 30,000 Nigerians killed by sect, three million displaced By Peter Duru – Makurdi Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State Thursday disclosed that over 10,000 Nigerian boys and girls are still being held by Boko Haram and indoctrinated with militant fundamentalism. He stated that the terror group had also killed over 30,000 Nigerians and displaced more than three million others. The Governor who made this known in Makurdi during a virtual presentation as guest lecturer at the 2021 Press Week/Lecture organized by Nigeria Union of Journalists, Correspondents Chapel FCT Council, with the theme...

Says 30,000 Nigerians killed by sect, three million displaced By Peter Duru – Makurdi Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State Thursday disclosed that over 10,000 Nigerian boys and girls are still being held by Boko Haram and indoctrinated with militant fundamentalism. He stated that the terror group had also killed over 30,000 Nigerians and displaced more than three million others. The Governor who made this known in Makurdi during a virtual presentation as guest lecturer at the 2021 Press Week/Lecture organized by Nigeria Union of Journalists, Correspondents Chapel FCT Council, with the theme...