Benue News: Top stories from Benue State this Friday, March 4, 2022

Good morning, here are top Benue News this morning

1. Gunmen suspected to be gang members of late Terwase Akwaza aka Gana on Wednesday attacked Imande Kundi at Mbacher council ward in the Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State and killed four people, including a tax collector.

Report says the incident happened barely four days after bandits attacked a nearby village in the same council ward and killed a community leader and eight mourners.

2. Mr Francis Tsav, a lecturer and Benue State University Makurdi first class graduate of Mathematics and Computer Science in the history of the department is dead.

Report says that until his death, Francis was being managed for Anaplastic Carcinoma (Lung Cancer).

3. Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has sent condolences to the family of Gyuse Doki and the Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ) over the passing unto glory of Terna Doki, an ace journalist who reportedly died in his sleep.

The Governor who lamented the passing away of the former Chairman, Correspondents’ Chapel, NUJ, Benue State Council called on indigenes of the state to pray for men of the pen profession especially, those of Benue extraction who have recently been falling victims of untimely deaths.

4. The Jos Electricity Distribution Company, JED, has pledged to invest over N800million in Benue state to improve power supply in parts of the state.

The Chairman, Board of Directors of JED, Alhaji Inuwa Babangida who made the promise Thursday when he led a delegation on a courtesy call on Governor Samuel Ortom in Makurdi explained that the fund would also be invested in the land that was given to the company by the state government.

5. Gender Advocacy for Justice Initiative (GAJI) with support from the Government and People of Japan, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Benue State Government has strengthened Sexual Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) community protection committees in Benue State.

The Board of Trustees Chairperson of GAJI, Prof. Mrs Charity Angya, revealed the activity was in furtherance of the implementation of the project titled: “Support for social stability and security of conflict-affected communities in North-Central Nigeria”.

6. The EFCC, Makurdi Zonal Command, on Wednesday March 2, 2022 arraigned one Stephen Tyosula Aondongusha before Justice Abdu Dogo of the Federal High Court sitting in Makurdi, Benue State, on a one count charge bordering on false information.

The defendant allegedly wrote a false petition and misled operatives of the Commission by alleging that Union Bank Plc operated an account linked to his BVN under a false name and date of birth without his knowledge.

Visit www.idomavoice.com for more news.

Send us press releases at idomavoice@gmail.com or call +234 809 456 4339