FIC Report (Benue State) – The Benue State Police Command, under the leadership of CP. Emenari Ifeanyi PhD, psc,mnips had deployed resources to flash points in the state including Apa and Gwer-west Local Government Areas where the recent attack happened. This was made known by the PPRO of the command DSP Udeme Edet through release issued on 2nd June 2025.
She said In the last one month, personnel posted to these areas have been contending with these attackers and have supressed them in most area. Unfortunately, these drowning bandits searched for vulnerable persons and attacked killing 12 at Apa and 11 at Naka Gwer west LGA on 1st June, 2025. These corpses were recovered by the police.
However, the CP assures affected communities of his resolve to fight these attackeders till they submit to the rule of law. He has deployed additional police officers to beef up security and prevent such unprovoked attacks.
The CP commiserates with families and friends of the deceased and redeploys personnel to cover up entries and exits to flash points
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Veronica Azemba
For Head of Centre Federal Information Centre, Makurdi