Eight reportedly killed by suspected cultists in Benue community

At slightest 8 persons were reportedly killed aft suspected cultists launched a deadly onslaught on Aliade Street successful the High Level country of Makurdi, the Benue State capital.

A nonmigratory of the area, who spoke connected information of anonymity, said the onslaught occurred successful the aboriginal hours of Monday erstwhile equipped men stormed the neighbourhood and opened occurrence connected occupants of a residence.

According to the source, the attackers arrived astatine astir 2 a.m. and targeted immoderate young men staying successful 1 of the compounds connected the street.

“Some equipped boys came into the country successful the mediate of the nighttime and attacked radical successful 1 of the houses. About 8 persons were killed during the attack,” the nonmigratory said.

Reacting to the incident, the Chairman of Makurdi Local Government Area, Hon. Joseph Keffi, described the killings arsenic tragic and linked the onslaught to cult activities.

Keffi explained that the assailants reportedly arrived connected motorcycles betwixt 2 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. earlier proceeding to a peculiar compound wherever they allegedly recovered 4 persons asleep, woke them up and changeable them dead.

He added t...