Tag: Benue Police command
Gunmen kill Police ASP, four others in attack on Benue community
In response to the attack, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Ifeanyi Emenari, has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in…
Four dead in Benue police, bandits gun battle
Police operatives recovered one AK-47 rifle, a magazine containing 15 rounds of live ammunition, the vehicle and assorted charms after…
Police kill notorious bandit Terkaa Samuel in Benue
Police said during the operation, one locally fabricated beretta pistol, two rounds of live 9mm ammunition and a bag containing…
Police arrest 3 suspected traffickers, rescue 6 children in Benue
The arrest followed the interception of a suspicious vehicle by operatives on patrol on Nov. 20.
Six Benue farmers docked for killing housewife, stealing husband’s motorcycle
The complainant told the police that he went to Oju town with his two children on Sept 18 and returned…
Wanted serial murder suspect dies in gun duel with police in Benue
Police recover one AK-47 rifle, one locally fabricated short gun, several 7.62 mm live ammunition cartridges, and seven SIM cards…
Farmer remanded for alleged kidnapping in Benue
The defendant, on July 18, 2025, with others still at large, attacked Ukporo Igwu village and at gun point, abducted…
Six Law School students abducted in Benue regain freedom
The students were abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers late hours of Saturday, July 26, 2025, along the dangerous…
Civilian killed, Inspector shot as gunmen attack police station in Nasarawa
A reinforcement team from the Kadarko Division responded swiftly, rescued the injured officer, and recovered his service AK-47 rifle from…
Trouble not over in Benue as gunmen hijack bus, kidnap passengers
“One passenger managed to escape and reach the Eke Police Station and reported that the bus was ambushed by armed…
Benue bleeds again: 43 massacred, many missing in ruthless herdsmen attacks
The source claimed that more than 25 individuals were murdered during the onslaught, with many others abducted and taken to…
Gunmen kill policeman, 3 others in Benue
Most residents have fled their communities as the attacks have become a daily occurrence.
‘How suspected militia men killed 17 people in Benue’
Anene, in the statement said, “On 17/4/2025 at about 2100hrs, information was received that a large number of suspected militia…
One dead as police rescue 14 kidnapped Benue Links passengers
“On April 4, at about 1500hrs, they sighted the bandits in the forest and engaged them in a gun duel.…
Benue cult clash: Police recover 3 corpses, nab 10 suspects
Yabanet said that the command on February 9, received information about renewed cult activities in the Wadata area of Makurdi.…
Bloody Cult war rocks Benue, 3 dead, 10 arrested in brutal clash
Benue State Commissioner of Police, Steve Yabanet, has launched a full-scale investigation into the gruesome incident.
Truck crushes 9 members of family to death inside their house in Benue
Catherine Anene, the spokesperson for the Benue Police Command confirmed the tragic incident in a statement. According to the statement,…
Benue: Police kill kidnapper, rescue association president
SP Sewuese Anene, the spokesperson for Benue Police Command said this while confirming the rescue of Yaji from kidnappers in…
Benue native doctor, driver nabbed over alleged theft of truck
Yabnet said that the Benue State Police Command on Dec. 11 received information that a driver with CHEC Construction Company,…
Benue varsity lecturer arrested for alleged kidnap of ASUU chairman’s wife
Following report of the kidnap incident, Anene said the Commissioner of Police, Benue State Command, Steve Yabanet, immediately ordered all…
Police smash Terhemba Dabo- led notorious robbery gang in Benue
By Emmanuel Antswen The Police said a 29-year-old leader of robbery gang identified as Terhemba Dabo, popularly known as ‘Kough,’…
Benue: How Otukpo NBA secretary Mike Ofikwu was shot dead
Meanwhile, an eyewitness said Ofikwu was shot at close range at his gate. The eyewitness said neighbours rushed him to…
Gunmen abduct over 20 medical students travelling to Enugu in Benue
The students, reportedly from the University of Maiduguri in Borno State and the University of Jos in Plateau State, were…
Benue: 99 remanded for terrorism, robbery others over Ukum crisis
The complainant said the protesters killed and burnt three persons in the process and made an attempt to invade the…
Three suspected kidnappers allegedly arrested with ‘huge’ ransom money in Benue
According to reports, the suspects were arrested by operatives of the Benue State Community Volunteer Guards (BSCVG) in Otukpo based…
‘How gunmen abducted two Makurdi varsity female students’
The two students were abducted Saturday night at about 11: pm by the gunmen who blocked the road, attacked, and…
Makurdi woman docked for assaulting, robbing police officer
The Police Prosecutor, Insp Inedu Friday, told the court that the case was reported by one PC Akor Success, an…
Police ban covering of vehicles, motorcycles registration number plates in Benue
The order was contained in a statement signed by the State’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Sewuese Anene, in…
Five docked for kidnapping bus driver, robbery in Benue
The suspects, Terhile Iorkaana, Lanshima Orkunde, Msendoo Faasema, Nancy Shima and Mngusuun Hilega were arrested following a tip-off within Mbachegh…
Six Benue farmers docked for murder, terrorism
The defendants were charged with criminal conspiracy, illegal possession of firearms, mischief, culpable homicide and terrorism. The prosecutor, Insp Godwin…