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Gunmen Kill 7 In Edo

BEVERLY HILLS, February 19, (THEWILL) – Edo State police command has confirmed the killing of seven persons, including farmers, in Ovia North-East Local Government Area, by gunmen suspected to be criminal herdsmen.

The victims were killed on Wednesday, at Ugboke, Oshodi, Okokodo, Ariyan and Yoruba camps, major farming communities in the local government area.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the State, Chidi Nwabuzor, said all efforts were being made to arrest the perpetrators.

“The State Police Command is aware of the incident that happened within the jurisdiction of Ekhiadolor Divisional Police Command.

“The DPO and his operatives, visited the scene of crime and evacuated the bodies while moves are on to ensure that the place is calm and lives return to normalcy, while the command is bent on using every legal means to fish out the criminals,” Nwabuzor said.

An indigene, Mrs. Janet Ighodaro, who spoke to journalists in Benin on Thursday, alleged that the criminals took over the popularly-known Yoruba Camp, as a base to launch attacks into other communities in the state.

She further alleged that she was fortunate to have escaped stray bullets during the attacks, after which she ran for safety to take refuge with her family in Benin City, the state capital.

Ighodaro added that four of the victims were returning from their farm when they were shot and killed on the spot.

Ighodaro lamented the absence of security operatives in the farming communities, adding that when the police were contacted, they stopped at Okhokhua, a neighbouring community, and refused to go further into the bushes.

She added that they requested that the villagers should bring the dead bodies to them in their location.

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