BREAKING: Scores dead as gunmen invade several banks in Benue

A number of residents of Otukpo, Benue State, have reportedly been slain by gunmen suspected of being armed robbers.

According to reports, the gunmen stormed numerous banks in Otukpo around 3 p.m. on Friday, shooting intermittently.

An eyewitness, Sunday Abah, told reporters that the shooters had been operating for several hours without being stopped by authorities.

“Armed robbers have taken over everywhere in Otukpo. They are just shooting whoever they see.

“Currently, they are robbing Zenith bank and they been here for more than three hours”, he said.

The Benue State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Catherine Anene Sewuese could not be reached as of the time of filing this report