Gunmen invade yam market, kill 10 in Benue

The EVer famous Zaki Biam yam market in Benue State
was thrown into a state of disma-pisma on Thursday evening,
as gunmen invaded the market and shot dead
about 10 people.
Police in the state confirmed the incident but said
that two persons were killed and four persons
injured in the shooting.
Eyewitness told YRB that the gunmen,
who rode on motorcycle, stormed the market and
opened fire on innocent people and in the process,
killed 10 people and injured many others.
Confirming the incident, the Benue State Police
Command's Public Relations Officer, ASP Austin
Ezeani, said two persons were killed while four
others are receiving treatment in an undisclosed
hospital.
Ezeani regretted that the killings had spread from
Katsina-Ala to Ukum Local Government Area,
averring that the police would also focus attention
on the area.