Bandits kill two police inspectors, four civilians in Benue

Two police inspectors and four civilians have been k!lled during a bandits’ attack on Tse-Kaseve village in Anyagba Ward, Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State.

Sources told security analyst Zagazola Makama  that the incident occurred on Monday at about 4:00 p.m., when a large number of armed bandits invaded the community on about 100 motorcycles.

The sources said that the attackers attempted to overrun the village market and massacre residents, when they were engaged by a combined team of security personnel.

“Eleven Police Mobile Force (PMF) personnel on special duty in the town, working with members of the Benue State Civil Protection Guard, confronted and repelled the attackers,” the sources said.

However, during the operation, the bandits ambushed two officers, Inspector Adams Saidu and Inspector Edem Endimon, both of 11 PMF, Calabar, shot them dead and carted away their service rifles.

The command said four civilians were also killed in the attack, while one other person sustained injuries and was rushed to the Katsina-Ala Hospital for treatment.

Following the incident, the troops of the Nigerian Army alongside  additional tactical teams, other security agencies and vigilante groups, were being deployed to the area.

“Bush combing is ongoing to track the suspects and effect arrests,” the sources added.