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Suspected herders kill and behead patent medicine seller in Benue's Apa Local Government Area
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A patent medicine seller, Ojoma Emie, was reportedly killed and beheaded by suspected armed herders in Ikobi, Apa Local Government Area of Benue State. The incident occurred on Monday as Emie was returning to Ikobi from Ugbokpo, where he had gone to purchase medicine for his shop. A local source, Sam, stated that Emie was ambushed on his motorcycle at Ugbobi Junction, killed, and his head was taken by the assailants. Sam also noted that the location of the incident is known for ambushes. The chairman of the local government, Adams Ochega, confirmed that Emie was ambushed, killed, and beheaded while en route to Ikobi. However, the spokesperson for the State Command, DSP Udeme Edet, stated she had not yet received a report on the incident. Apa LGA has experienced ongoing killings by suspected armed herders, including an incident in April where four people returning from a burial were killed in Ankpali village within the same LGA.
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