BY TONY THOMPSON / MAKURDI
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Gunmen have reportedly killed a traditional ruler, his wife, son and two others at Olegabulu community in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State.
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Local source disclosed that the gunmen stormed the community around 8pm on Thursday shot and killed five people.
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The local who pleaded not to be mentioned said that four people had come into the community on two motorcycles, entered the residence of the traditional ruler shot him and two members of his family.
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“The assailants were not fulanis because at the time they alighted from their motorcycles, they exchanged pleasantries with people around in our dialect.
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“So, nobody envisaged they were armed untill they entered the traditional ruler’s house and shot them making people to scamper for safety.
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“The assailants operated for almost 20 minutes, after the traditional residence, they still moved to the next house and killed two people and injured one person before they fled
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The chairman of the local government, Melvin Ejeh who confirmed the incidentt to journalists in a telephone interview on Friday said that five people were killed and one person was injured adding that the police officer in the area had visited the scene of the incident.
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“It’s true the incident happened, five people were killed and one person injured during the attack,” Ejeh said.
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When contacted, the state command spokesperson DSP Udeme Edet said she was yet to get the report.
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“I’m yet to get the report, but am still waiting for it,” Edet said.
