Gunmen abduct, kill Benue traditional ruler in Katsina-Ala

The gead of kindred, Mbajiir successful Tongov, Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State, Chief Sughter Agamber, has been abducted and killed by suspected gunmen, sparking renewed concerns implicit insecurity successful the area.

Chief Agamber was reportedly kidnapped connected Friday astatine Kam Village successful Tongov by unidentified equipped men.

According to reports, accepted and section authorities, including the Tor Sankera, the Ter Katsina-Ala, arsenic good arsenic the chairmen of Katsina-Ala and Ukum section authorities councils, made frantic efforts to unafraid his state aft the incidental was reported.

However, the accepted ruler was aboriginal recovered dead.

His lifeless assemblage was discovered successful a adjacent bush connected Saturday morning, indicating that the abductors had murdered him soon aft the abduction.

The sidesplitting has heightened fears among residents of Kam community, with galore reportedly fleeing their homes implicit concerns of further attacks, leaving the country mostly deserted.

Observers accidental the execution of the kindred caput signals a worrying escalation successful the information challenges confronting communities successful the Sankera axis, peculiarly successful Katsina-Ala.

The incidental has besides raised alarm implicit attacks connected accepted institutions, with reports suggesting that transgression groups are progressively targeting assemblage leaders successful additio...