Three fish traders from Logo Local Government Area of Benue State were reportedly killed on Saturday in Alufu Village of Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State by suspected bandits.
The incident was confirmed on Monday by Hon. Clement Kav, Chairman of Logo Local Government Area, who stated that the traders were lured to the village to buy fish and were brutally killed by those who invited them.
Kav said “Five if the fish traders from Ukembelegywa Ward of Logo Local Gover6Are of Benue State received a call on Saturday from someone to go and buy fish in a village after Alufu in Taraba state.
” The first three traders followed one path to go for the fish, while the two others were behind. On reaching Alufu, the first three persons were apprehended by a group of people believed to be militias. They tied their hands at the back and slaughtered them with knife.
“Having discovered what happened to their brothers, the remaining two traders ran and escaped the scene.
“One of the escapees, Mrs. Tabitha Aroo, is the one that came back with the news to inform us.”
Hon. Kav immediately contacted his counterpart in Wukari Local Government Area, Hon. Smaila, when he got the information about their death.
Kav asked the people to take the report of the incident to Alufu Police Station, as advised by the chairman of Wukari Local Government Council.