Police in Benue State have arrested the leader of a nine-man gang that tortured an 89-year-old man in Gwer East Local Government Area of Nigeria. “The 89- year-old man was abducted by a nine-man gang for alleged witchcraft against a young man who had been sick in the area as …
Read More »Gunmen kidnap Catholic priest in Benue State
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a Catholic priest of Otukpo Diocese, in Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue state, Nigeria. The abduction was confirmed by the diocese through a letter from the diocesan secretariat signed by the Chancellor, Rev. Fr. Joseph Itodo, and addressed to all priests, religious …
Read More »Nigeria: gunmen abduct Benue State commissioner
Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped Benue State Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development Ekpe Ogbu and two fellow passengers, police say. They had been travelling back from church when it happened, Benue state official Terver Akase tells BBC News Pidgin. According to local reports the kidnapping took place at the Adankari …
Read More »Benue state youths kill two people for witchcraft
Youths in Nigerian Benue State mobbed to death two suspected witches to death for allegedly killing people by sorcery. They were reportedly dragged with a rope around the village and subsequently beaten to death. According to locals, who did not want to be mentioned, what sparked the accusation was the …
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