Panic As Unknown Gunmen Reportedly Waylay, Kill Two Agatu Youths In Benue

Some unidentified gunmen have, once again, reportedly waylaid and killed two Agatu youths in the late hours of Wednesday, 7th May 2024.

The victims identified as Isaac Adanu and Cletus Ojotu, both indigenes of Odejo Community, were on their way home from Makurdi before they were ambushed and killed along Ogbaulu-Odugbeho road.

As of the time of filing this report, those responsible and the reason for the gruesome murder have remained unknown but an indigene of Odejo Community who did not want his name mentioned, accused the people of Ogbaulu of being responsible.

“Ogbaulu people have been accusing our people of the death of their 3 youths killed last Friday and have been planning to attack our people for the past 4 days”, he said.

Killings by unknown gunmen have become frequent in the three neighbouring communities of Agatu LGA.

This latest killing brings to 9, the number of youths killed by yet-to-be-identified gunmen.

It can be recalled that unknown gunmen in separate attacks in the past few days killed 7 youths of Ogbaulu community namely; Edoh Alhassan, Echewija Edoh, Simon Emmanuel, Annes Salihu, David Simon, Adanu Nathan and Idu Ohili from Egba.