Banks Robbery: Scores Killed by Gunmen in Benue

There was pandemonium among the residents of Otukpo ,Benue State when an Unspecified number of people were   reportedly killed by gunmen suspected to be armed robbers.

As Reported by DAILY POST ,the gunmen invaded several banks in Otukpo at about 3 pm on Friday, shooting sporadically.

An eyewitness, Sunday Abah, confirmed  the gunmen  operated  for several hours without security intervention.

Hear him:“Armed robbers have taken over everywhere in Otukpo. They are just shooting whoever they see.

“Currently, they are robbing Zenith bank and they have been here for more than three hours”, he said.

The Benue State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Catherine Anene Sewuese could not be reached as of the time of filing this report