At least eight people were reportedly killed by suspected cultists around Aliade Street, Makurdi, the capital city of Benue State.
A resident of the area, who spoke on a condition of anonymity on Monday that the incident happened in the early hours of the day.
According to the resident, “Some people invaded the street around 2 am today (Monday) and attacked some people living in one of the houses along the street and killed eight people.”
Shedding light on the incident, the Chairman of Makurdi Local Government Area, Joseph Keffi, said some young men rode on motorcycles on the street between 2 am and 2:30 am on Monday.
He added that the young men, on getting to Aliade Street, went into a particular compound, saw four persons sleeping, woke them up and shot them.
He added that four others who heard the gunshots came out to see what was happening and were also shot dead.
Keffi said, “It is quite ugly and pathetic. The incident happened between 2 am and 2:30 am today, and it was cult-related.
