Several people were reportedly killed by suspected gunmen who invaded Iwili community in Umogidi Ward and Entekpa community all in the Adoka District of Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State. The attacks commenced in Saturday and spread till Monday.
Several people were reportedly killed by armed men who invaded the Iwili community in Umogidi Ward and Entekpa community, all in Adoka District of Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State.
Benue Court sentences seven cousins to death by hanging
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By Peter Duru – Makurdi
Seven cousins, Peter, Elias, Chibueze, Emmanuel, Simon, Patrick and Godwin all of Ebere family in Enyikpo Ulayi village in Ado Local Government Area of Benue state have been sentenced to death by hanging by an Otukpo High Court.
The septet were yesterday convicted by Justice Wilfred Kpochi for criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide punishable with death.
At the hearing, the court was told how the convicts conspired and agreed among themselves to killed their brother, one Vincent Ebere with Cutlasses and sticks with which they bruised and matcheted him on the head on December 25, 2012 which led to his death.