BREAKING: Eight suspected bandits arrested, paraded in Benue

Eight suspected bandits out of nine that arrived in Mbajir community in Katsina-Ala Local Government Council of Benue State have been arrested.

Report said one escaped narrowly from being caught.

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Seven of those caught are Tiv, while one is a Jukun ethnic group.

The suspects have made confessions to local vigilantes in Mbajir that they arrived in the community with the aim of disrupting the peace.

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CAPITAL POST earlier reported that some group in Benue State raised the alarm that certain political elites in the State were planning to sponsor attacks.

The Police Command in Makurdi, capital of Benue State was yet to react officially to the development.

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