{"id":153715,"date":"2025-03-03T11:27:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T10:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/no-record-of-ritual-killings-in-benue-police"},"modified":"2025-03-10T00:41:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T23:41:17","slug":"no-record-of-ritual-killings-in-benue-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/no-record-of-ritual-killings-in-benue-police","title":{"rendered":"No record of ritual killings in Benue \u2013 Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Benue State Police Command has said there is no record of ritual killings in the state.<\/p>\n<p>This spokesperson of the command, CSP Catherine Anene made the assertion in Makurdi on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>She noted that although there are other crimes, there is no reported case of ritual killing in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Anene also stressed that there is information or evidence about the existence of cannibals or human parts markets in the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t have intelligence reports of any human parts market in Benue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we have not recorded any ritual killing; there are other crimes, but not this particular one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are always on red alert,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Benue State Police Command has said there is no record of ritual killings in the state. This spokesperson of the command, CSP Catherine Anene made the assertion in Makurdi on Sunday. She noted that although there are other crimes, there is no reported case of ritual killing in the state. 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