The deputy governor offered condolences to the grieving families and reassured residents of the state government’s commitment to tackling the spate of violent attacks across rural areas.
The death toll from Tuesday evening’s deadly attack on Otobi community in Akpa district of Otukpo Local Government Area in Benue State, has risen to 11, local authorities confirmed on Wednesday.
According to the member representing Otukpo-Akpa Constituency in the Benue State House of Assembly, Kennedy Angbo, nine corpses were recovered Tuesday night, followed by one in a hard-to-reach area later that evening.