The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom,
has asked the people of Zaki Biam to remain calm, as everything will
be done to bring the killers of some traders in the town to justice.
According to Channel Television, the Governor made the call on Tuesday
when he visited the town, alongside the Commissioner of Police in the
state, Bashir Makama, to assess the situation there.
The Police confirmed that 17 persons
were killed in the attack, after gunmen riding on motorcycles invaded
the area while shooting sporadically.
The attack on the traders took place,
Monday evening at a yam market in Zaki Biam in Ukum Local Government
Area of Benue State, north-central Nigeria.
The Special Adviser to Governor Ortom
on ICT and Media, Tahav Agerzua, clarified that the killing was not
linked to the activities of herdsmen.
Although witnesses claim that about 27
people were killed by the attackers, but one of the survivors alleges
that many lives were lost.
President Muhammadu Buhari in a
statement issued on Tuesday by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina,
condoled with the government and people of Benue State on the attack.
“The President condemns the wicked
attack and directs security agencies to begin immediate investigation
with a view to bring the perpetrators of the act to book,” he said
President Buhari also sympathised with
those who lost their loved ones and prayed that God comforts them.
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