One Killed in Cult-related Attack in Benue

Unidentified gunmen on Tuesday morning shot dead a young man at the village market section of the Makurdi modern market in Benue State. The incidence, according to an eye witness, happened around 10: 45a.m. while traders were setting down for business. A source, who did not want to be named, told journalists that the deceased young man rode his motorcycle to the market, and was trying to alight when the assailants, two in number, walked up to him and shot him twice. "He tried to stand up and run but the gunmen rushed after him with stones and tyre wheel, and hit him until he died. "We all ran for our lives while the whole drama lasted. From where I was, I saw how they hit him severally with stones and tyre wheel on his head. When they were sure that he had died, they left him on the ground and walked away through a section of the market unchallenged," the source said. The source said the development made the traders quickly close their stalls for about an hour until policemen from the D-Division came and evacuated his corpse and motorcycle from the scene. When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Catherine Anene, said the police are still investigating the incident.