Gunmen Kill Seven In Fresh Attack In Nasarawa

At least seven individuals reportedly lost their lives in Tatara village, located within the Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, following a recent attack by armed assailants.

The Police Public Relations Officer for the state, SP Ramhan Nansel, informed newsmen on Monday, January 13, 2025, that the incident took place on Saturday night.

Nansel told Channels Television that the police were alerted through a distress call, prompting the Commissioner of Police, Shetima Mohammed, to lead a team of officers to the site, where they discovered seven bodies and pursued the attackers, resulting in the abandonment of nine motorcycles.

Furthermore, the Commissioner of Police promptly organized a stakeholders meeting to express condolences to the bereaved families and initiated a thorough investigation into the incident.

In response to the situation, police personnel have been deployed to enhance security in the area, and Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa is scheduled to visit the location.

Meanwhile, the Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, has urged unknown gunmen still in hiding to lay down their arms and join society in contributing positively to the progress of the state.
Uzodinma made the appeal at the funeral of the slain former Imo APC Woman leader, Orlu zone, Jenny Rachael Okonkwo, who was murdered in 2022 by suspected hoodlums

He promised that the government would help in providing financial aid for any kind of business the bandits chose to go into to be useful to themselves and society.

Addressing the mourners at the country home of the late APC woman leader in Ogberuru, Orlu LGA, the Governor condemned the conditions under which the woman leader was assassinated, insisting that the Party and the State lost a gem in her.

Uzodinma prayed for the repose of her soul and the souls of the four other women assassinated with her and proceeded to approve the sum of ₦10 million for each of the deceased families.