One Student Kpai, Two Dey Injured For Benue Gun Fight

Three students suffer stray bullet during gun battle between military and bad boys for Ikpengezwa, one area for Jato Aka, Kwande LGA, Benue State.” “Di wahala happen as students dey go house from school. Sadly, one student from Government Science Secondary School, Jato Aka, wey dem call Iorfa, get bullet wound after di bullet pass through another person, Mr. Iorsuur, wey dem say dem shoot am for near distance.” “Di injured students dey receive treatment for NKST General Hospital, Jato Aka, but dem talk say soldiers carry Mr. Iorsuur body go one secret place.”

“Some people for di community talk say some military men wey dey attached to Chinese mining company wey dey Tarkom, one area for di same road, spoil di burial procession of one chief for di area.” “One resident talk say di wahala happen on Monday when some youths wey don waka and bury di remains of late Ortar u Nzaav, Zaki Hanave Laha, dem say dem come attack dem.” “As sources try to confirm di incident with di chairman of di Local Government Area, Mr Vitalis Neji, but no success as e no pick calls nor reply messages as at press time. “But one top military officer talk on Wednesday morning, but no want make we mention dia name because na only authorised person fit talk with media on dis matter, talk say di wahala na ‘unfortunate’. E add say nobody kpeme for di incident, but three students wey bullet hit from bad guys dey hospital dey receive treatment.” “E talk, ‘Na true say dis kind thing happen, our soldiers dey patrol for di area when dem jam bad boys, and once di bad boys see di soldiers, dem start to shoot dia gun.” “For Wednesday, DSP Udeme Edet, Benue State Command spokesperson, confirm di matter, say one student kpeme for di incident and two others still dey receive treatment for one hospital wey dem no talk di name.” “PPRO talk, ‘E no be say military kill students. Di military team dey come back from patrol, and for dia way, dem see some hoodlums wey get gun dey ride bike. ‘As dem dey chase dem, di hoodlums fire gun at di military, and di military shoot back. Na for dis fight, stray bullets hit three students without dem sabi. ‘When dem reach hospital, sadly one student doctor confirm say e don kpeme, but di two others dey respond to treatment. Meanwhile, investigation still dey go on.’”