By Uja Emmanuel, Makurdi
Gunmen have killed a Catholic priest Rev. Moses Ngugban in Agu village, Mbatyula/ Mbelev council ward, Katsina/Ala local government area in Benue.
A statement by Benue Police Public Relation officer (PPRO), Kate Anene, a DSP, confirmed the incident.
It explained the gunmen stormed the village around 7am on Tuesday.
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An eye witness, who pleaded anonymity, said the gunmen launched an attack on St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Sai, Kastina-Ala LGA and killed the priest.
The Nation gathered the corpse has been deposited at General Hospital Kastsina-Ala while a joint operation by Police and other security agencies is on the trail of the hoodlums.
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