Benue: Gunmen kill pastor, three others, injure eight in Logo attack

Four people, including a pastor, person been killed and 8 others injured aft suspected equipped herders attacked the Abeda Shitile assemblage successful Gaambe-Tiev, Logo Local Government Area of Benue State.

The onslaught occurred astatine astir 5 p.m. connected Tuesday portion traders and residents were preparing to permission the market, triggering panic arsenic gunmen reportedly opened occurrence connected radical successful antithetic parts of the community.

A assemblage leader, who spoke connected information of anonymity, said the attackers operated for much than 2 hours, moving from a point-of-sale store owned by Ernest Atindi Tor successful the Ikyô Tor Dukur country towards the centrifugal parkland on Afia Road.

He described the incidental arsenic terrifying, saying residents fled successful antithetic directions to flight the gunfire.

The 4 radical killed were identified arsenic Msoo Chan, Pastor Terungwa Tyonungo, Suurshater Iornumbe and Dodo Shingir.

Their remains person reportedly been recovered and deposited astatine a mortuary successful the area.

Eight others sustained injuries during the attack. They were identified arsenic Kumater Awua, Miracle Gangera, Tsetim Terungwa, Iortyom Helen, Seember Aondongu, Kofi Aondosoo, Chuku Okoro and Orker Iortyom.

The injured victims are presently receiving aesculapian attraction astatine a wellness installation successful the area, the assemblage person said.

Efforts to scope the Benue State Police Command's Public Relations Officer, DSP Peter Aondongu, for comments were unsuccessful arsenic of the clip of filing this report.

Benue: Gunmen termination pastor, 3 others, injure 8 successful Logo attack