{"id":163018,"date":"2025-05-18T22:12:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T21:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/benue-gunmen-attack-traders-in-agatu-kill-15"},"modified":"2025-05-18T23:15:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T22:15:51","slug":"benue-gunmen-attack-traders-in-agatu-kill-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/benue-gunmen-attack-traders-in-agatu-kill-15","title":{"rendered":"Benue: Gunmen attack traders in Agatu, kill 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>At least 15 traders have been reportedly killed by armed assailants in a deadly ambush around the Ogwumogbo and Okpo\u2019okpolo communities in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State.<\/p>\n<p>It was gathered that the victims were returning from the popular Oweto market on Saturday evening when gunmen laid siege to the area, launching a surprise attack on the unsuspecting traders.<\/p>\n<p>A former Vice Chairman of Agatu LGA, John Ikwulono, who confirmed the incident, stated that many others sustained injuries in the assault.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ikwulono, five of the victims were killed near a stream called Abekoko, located between Ogbayi and Ogwumogbo. He identified one of the deceased as a man known as Ali from Ogwumogbo, while the identities of the other four remain unknown at the time of this report.<\/p>\n<p>Agatu LGA Chairman, Melvin James, was reportedly attending the burial of the victims on Sunday when his phone was answered by an aide, who confirmed the killings but declined to be named. The aide alleged that the attack was carried out by armed herders.<\/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. At least 15 traders have been reportedly killed by armed assailants in a deadly ambush around the Ogwumogbo and Okpo\u2019okpolo communities in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. 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