Benue attack: 8 more bodies of police recovered from attack scene

About 16 personnel reportedly lost their lives in the offence, and some went missing. Their operational trucks were burnt and motorbikes carted away my the armed gang members.

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Three corpses of the victims were initially recovered from the scene of the attack on Saturday while the search for the missing personnel continued.

The Chairman of Katsina-Ala council, Justine Shaku, yesterday disclosed that more bodies of Police personnel were recovered on Sunday in an operation led by the Police Commissioner, Mr Ifeanyi Emenari.He said: “Eight more bodies of dead Police officers were recovered on Sunday night. This brings the number to 11.

“The Police Commissioner, Ifeanyi Emenari is right here with me though the atmosphere is still tense and unfriendly. But we are on top of the situation.”

Meanwhile the Benue State Police Command is yet to issue an official statement on the development.