Benue: Six bodies recovered as police intensify manhunt after gunmen attack

Benue State Police Command has intensified information operations pursuing a deadly onslaught connected farmers successful Apa Local Government Area, wherever six bodies person truthful acold been recovered.

In a connection signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Udeme Edet, the bid said the onslaught occurred successful the aboriginal hours of March 13, 2026, erstwhile suspected equipped herders stormed cashew farms successful Asaba, Ojantele, and Okpette communities portion farmers were moving connected their plantations.

According to the police, a associated information effect squad made up of operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, subject personnel, and section youths rapidly moved into adjacent forests to motorboat hunt and rescue operations aimed astatine locating victims and tracking the attackers.

The connection revealed that six lifeless bodies were discovered during the archetypal operation, portion information agencies person continued efforts to unafraid the communities and find different victims who whitethorn inactive beryllium missing.

The Commissioner of Police, Ifeanyi Emenari, assured residents that further information unit person been deployed to fortify ongoing operations and guarantee a m...