Amid pervasive insecurity, several residents of Otukpo, Benue State, have been reportedly killed by gunmen suspected to be armed robbers who held the town hostage in broad daylight.
DAILY POST reported that the gunmen invaded several banks in Otukpo at about 3 p.m. on Friday, shooting sporadically.
An eyewitness, Sunday Aba, said the gunmen had been operating for several hours without security intervention.
“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 when this report was filed.