Pastor and three others killed in gunmen’s attack in Benue State

Four people, including Pastor Terungwa Tyonungo, were killed and eight others injured in an attack blamed on suspected armed herders in Abeda Shitile, Logo Local Government Area, Benue State, Nigeria. The gunmen opened fire at about 5 p.m. on Tuesday during market day and operated for more than two hours, moving from the Ikyô Tor Dukur area towards the motor park on Afia Road. The dead were identified as Msoo Chan, Terungwa Tyonungo, Suurshater Iornumbe and Dodo Shingir. The eight injured people are receiving treatment at a local health facility; police had not responded to inquiries by the time of publication.