BENUE HERDSMEN ATTACK: 22 PERSONS NOT 81 PERSONS KILLED , SAYS POLICE
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The attention of the Benue State Police Command has been drawn to a publication on page 8 of the Sun Newspaper, dated Monday, July 11, 2016, tagged “Herdsmen kill 81 in Benue”. The Command wishes to state that the reports was a gross misrepresentation of the true facts on ground in the State.
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