Unknown gunmen have murdered three policemen and two civilians at the residence of the Chairman of Katsina Ala Local Government Council, Alfred Atera, in the Katsina Ala town of Benue State.
The policemen were said to be guarding the residence of the council chairman located after Katsina Ala Central Primary School and on duty when the gunmen swooped on them.
Katsina Ala town is the headquarters of Sankera geo-political bloc, comprising Ukum, Logo and Katsina Ala, in Benue North West Senatorial zone.
The local government had been under the control of local militias until Governor Samuel Ortom granted amnesty to the restive youths .
The gunmen reportedly stormed the residence of the council chairman in the early hours of Thursday and opened fire at the policemen who were on guard, killing them at the spot.
They also killed two other security men on duty bringing the total number of people killed at the house to five.
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