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BREAKING: Massacre In A Popular Benue Market,As Unknown Gunmen Opened Fire!!

Shom Akor
Last updated: August 12, 2022 11:11 am
By Shom Akor
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Death toll in Central African town could rise to 100 Mayor
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Death toll in Central African town could rise to 100 Mayor

Unknown Gunmen yesterday evening Opened Fire on buyers and sellers in a Popular Market,Ayati, Ukum Local Government area of Benue State at around 6:pm killing scores and injuring many.

According to one of the Sources whose Grandmother was killed,spoke with the 9News Nigeria Correspondent,that his Grandmother Mrs Sarah Unongo who hails from Tombo, Logo local government was also killed in the Process.


Others Killed include: Mr.Kosho and two other persons and so many others were badly injured.

As at the filling this report those who were injured were already hospitalized.

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All calls put across to the D.P.O Ukum Command were not picked nor returned.

More details shortly…

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