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1 Reportedly Killed In Benue’s Gboko As LGA Chairman Imposes Curfew

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One person has reportedly been killed in Gboko, Benue State, following the alleged killing of a member of the Benue Motorcycle Hirers Association (BEMOA), Gboko branch, by unknown gunmen.
The development triggered a protest by members of the association, which was later allegedly hijacked by suspected hoodlums, prompting the Chairman of Gboko Local Government Council, Torseer Yina, to impose a curfew in the town.
An eyewitness, Gabriel Saater, told LEADERSHIP on telephone that the protest started peacefully before suspected hoodlums took over the demonstration and began causing trouble.
Saater said at least two vehicles belonging to the Benue State Civil Protection Guards were burnt...

Source: Leadership News

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