Bandits on Wednesday stormed the Abaji Market in Katsina-ala local government killing one person and leaving nine persons injured.
The Benue Police Command in a statement on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Catherine Anene said that the bandits, who disguised themselves as buyers, came into the Market at about 6:30 pm and started shooting sporadically.
” At about 6:30 pm on Wednesday, while traders were closing from Abaji Market in Katsina-ala, bandits who disguise themselves as buyers started shooting sporadically and killed one person while nine others were injured.
“The joint operation of Police and other security agencies returned fire and repelled the bandits to the forest with gunshot injuries where they have been cordoned for search.”.
She said the corpse of the deceased had been deposited at the Primary Healthcare Centre, Abaji, while the injured persons were receiving treatment at General Hospital Katsina-ala.
The statement further disclosed that the Command had deployed more patrol teams to the scene, to assist officers on ground with the cordon and search operation.
