The Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria in Benue State, Ardo Muhammad, and one other person identified as Yakubu Isah have been killed by gunmen in Otukpo Local Government Area, triggering tension in parts of Otukpo and neighbouring Ohinmini Local Government Area.
It was gathered that the MACBAN chairman had attended a peace meeting allegedly convened by the Divisional Police Officer of Ohinmini with leaders of Ayunne community in Ohinmini Local Government Area of the state on Friday.
However, as the chairman and his companion were travelling back, gunmen reportedly ambushed their vehicle at a village in Otukpo Local Government Area and killed him and the other occupant.
His eldest son, who disclosed the incident to journalists in a telephone interview late on Friday, said his father was ambushed and killed.
The Chairman of Otukpo Local Government Area, Maxwell Ogiri, who confirmed the incident, said there
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