The gunmen, who stormed the community about 2:30a.m. on Sunday on two motorcycles, also broke into the armoury of the police station and carted away all the arms.
Ado Local Government is close to Agatu where suspected Fulani herdsmen invaded recently and killed hordes of peasant farmers as well as women and children
The Sunday killing of the policemen has caused panic among residents of the agrarian Ado community.
Most of them told our correspondent that there was heavy shooting during the attack. One of the residents, Mr. Edeh Joseph, said he received a telephone call from one of the elders in Ogbe settlement that there were sporadic shootings in the village as if it was an attack by herdsmen.
The Benue State Police Command has
arrested 25 persons in connection with the attack.
The suspects were
arrested on Sunday during a raid on criminal hideouts in the
area and had been undergoing investigation at the command headquarters
in Makurdi to establish the level of their culpability.https://newtelegraphonline.com/gunmen-raid-police-station-kill-officers/
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