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Black Sunday For Bandits As Police Slay 14 In Attack On Benue Station

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June 20, (THEWILL)- Police authorities in Benue State say 14 bandits were killed following an attempted attack on a police station on Sunday morning.

A spokesperson for Benue police, Catherine Anene, said in a statement that the gunmen numbering about 50 launched an attack in the early hours of Sunday on a police station at Katsina-Ala town of the state, in a bid to free some suspected bandits, arrested by police on Saturday and detained in the station.

Anene said, “Operatives at the police division, who were already on alert, engaged the attackers in a fierce gun battle,” adding that 14 of the gunmen were killed at the end of the gun duel while others escaped with bullet wounds.

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According to her, operatives of the Force are on the trail of the fleeing bandits and urged local residents to assist the police with useful information that would lead to arrests.

In recent times, bandits have been terrorising parts of Nigeria, especially the North-East and North-Central region, with Benue being one of the worst-hit states.

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