Gunmen have k!lled three people returning from a burial in Sati-Ikov Council Ward of Ushongo Local Government Area of Benue State.\u00a0The assailants attacked the mourners near the community on Saturday, April 25, 2026.\u00a0One of the locals, who pleaded not to be named for fear of reprisals from local militias, said two other victims were kidnapped.\u00a0\u00a0Some mourners who were returning from a burial were attacked close to our community, Sati-Ikov, on Saturday night by local militias, the source said.\u00a0Three of them were k!lled, and two others, a male and a female, were kidnapped.”\u00a0The lawmaker representing Ushongo Constituency in the Benue State House of Assembly, Simon Gabo, confirmed the incident on Sunday, decrying the activities of local militias in the area.\u00a0He stated that his community had been turned into a battlefield by local militias in the past two weeks, resulting in the d3aths of several people.\u00a0He identified those k!lled on as Bem Msughter from Mbakyombo, Daav-Ikov; Aondo Chia from Mbamegh, Daa-Ikov; and Sunday Terwase of Mbakyor, Daav-Ikov.\u00a0He also said two other people returning from the burialAondongu Amos of Mbanyion, a POS operator at Sati-Ikov, and Mrs Arinze, an Igbo patent medicine trader at Sati-Ikovwere kidnapped.\u00a0Gabo, who is also the Deputy Majority Chief Whip of the State House of Assembly, claimed that three people were killed in the community two weeks ago.\u00a0I received a call from my people today (Sunday) at about 4 am that yesterday (Saturday) night, they went for a burial and on their way back, they ran into armed men, he narrated.\u00a0“The armed men shot and k!lled three of them and collected their bags. They also robbed some residents there and kidnapped two people. The victims were all young men.\u00a0Apart from that, we have had one or two such incidents every other week.\u00a0Gabo alleged that the armed men usually crossed the river from Katsina-Ala Local Government Area to Ushongo to launch attacks.\u00a0So they cross from there to our side, attack and return to their side. It is a mountainous area with large forests, the deputy majority chief whip.”\u00a0\u00a0He added that he had reported the incident to the police, stressing that the Divisional Police Officer had taken security personnel to the community on Sunday morning.\u00a0\u00a0The post Gunmen k!ll three mourners, kidnap two others in Benue appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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