A Benue Businessman identified as Jonah Onche has been attacked and killed by gunmen suspected to be armed robbers.
It was gathered that the deceased was killed at Naka, headquarters of Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State when the robbers stormed the residence of the businessman in the early hours of Sunday, March 6.
The incident was confirmed in a statement by Chairman of Gwer West local government, Grace Igbabon.
She said the DPO in the local government was on top of the situation, adding that the suspected robbers were known cultists and had been terrorising the Makurdi/Naka/Adoka road for some time.
According to Igbabon, one of the robbers said to be a pastor’s son was killed by his gang member during the robbery.
“The report I heard is that two robbers went to the businessman’s house and scaled the fence,” said Igbabon.
“When they entered, they asked the businessman to bring the money in his house, he brought the money and pleaded with them not to kill him.
“But one of the robbers collected the money and shot the man in the chest, the other robber who saw what happened shot his colleague and made away with the money.
“The robber that was killed is a pastor’s son, they were actually three gang members but only two went for that operation on Sunday.
