Councillor-elect, cousin beheaded in Benue

Tension has enveloped Owupa and Orokam communities in Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State following the killing of a councillor-elect and his cousin by suspected kidnappers.

Consequently, youths from the two communities on Friday barricaded the highway and protested the killing as well as incessant kidnapping in both communities.

Sources said that the councillor-elect identified as Paul Ojile, and his cousin had joined hunters and members of vigilante groups within the communities who had gone in search of the kidnap victims on Thursday.

Ojile was on April, 30th 2022 elected a councillor for Orokam 3 and awaiting inauguration before he was killed alongside his cousin on Thursday.

Tension has enveloped Owupa and Orokam communities in Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State following the killing of a councillor-elect and his cousin by suspected kidnappers.

Consequently, youths from the two communities on Friday barricaded the highway and protested the killing as well as incessant kidnapping in both communities.

Sources said that the councillor-elect identified as Paul Ojile, and his cousin had joined hunters and members of vigilante groups within the communities who had gone in search of the kidnap victims on Thursday.

Ojile was on April, 30th 2022 elected a councillor for Orokam 3 and awaiting inauguration before he was killed alongside his cousin on Thursday. (Daily Trust)