At least 13 people have been reportedly killed at
Senga village in Kastina Ala local government area
of Benue State following an attack by deadly armed
robbery gang and the locals who had mobilised to
repel them.
Spokesman of the Benue Police command ASP.
Moses Joel Yamu alleged that a five man gang
belonging to the notorious criminal “Ghana” who
was declared wanted with N5 million reward
placed on him had on Wednesday went to rob at
Senga village, an interior part of Katsina Ala LGA.
Yamu said that an irate mob had lynched two of
the robbers, one of which was later identified as
“Chemical” (not real name) and a lady harbouring
them were killed while the other three escaped to
Gbishe village, where Ghana hailed from and
mobilized for reprisal.
According to the police spokesman, the robbers on
return for reprisal could not gain access to Senga
because the youths of the village had mobilized to
protect their area.
He explained further that the robbers anchored at
a neighbouring Kenvenger village, which was next
to Senga, from where they shot and killed on the
spot ten people including one Terseer Akaya, a
driver from Katsina-Ala who went to convey farm
produce.
Yamu added that an eight month old baby, eight
year old child with their mothers and six others
were killed in the process while five other persons
injured were rushed to the hospital and are
receiving medical attention at NKST hospital at
Kera in Katsina-Ala LGA.
The police spokesman has appealed for calm,
saying that security operatives have been deployed
to patrol the area to prevent further breach of
peace.