Gunmen on Thursday killed three policemen on guard at the residence of the Chairman of Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State, Alfred Avalumun Atera.
Some civilians were also said to have been killed by the gunmen during the incident at the council chairman’s house.
State Police Public Relations Officer, Catherine Anene, confirmed the incident.
“Three policemen were killed and investigation has commenced,” she said in a terse statement.
Governor Samuel Ortom described the incident as an assassination attempt on the chairman of Katsina-Ala.
Ortom in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, urged security operatives to bring the perpetrators to justice.
The governor assured the people of Sankera and other parts of the state that his administration would not relent in its collaboration with security agencies to curb crime.
“Governor Ortom commiserates with families of those who lost their lives during the attack on Atera’s house and states that their killers will not escape justice,” the statement read.