Unknown gunmen attack a bar in Makurdi, the Benue state capital in the late hours of today, 27 March 2025.
Wikigists gathered that the gunmen killed no fewer than seven people after they approached the bar and opened fire on some group of people.
A source stated that the ugly incident happened near OxNet Water factory Akpehe, Wurukum in Makurdi.
An eyewitness stated:
“I boarded a Keke today bw 7 and 8 pm at Wurukum Makurdi and as we neared OxNet Water factory Akpehe we heard some gun shut in the street, just close to our Keke. People started running Helter skelter. We urged the driver to speed up. Then as we left OxNet the driver pointed to one of the guys running.
“See blood at his back!,” he shouted. The guy was in some red boxer shorts and a white t-shirt. Running ahead, the shut guy branched off right and continued running. We sped off and headed towards Tyohon and to International Market. The Keke driver told us some cult war was probably on or some bad politics was off among the youth especially APC youth.
According to him a youth close to one Hwande a senatorial aspirant was earlier shut and slaughtered in Makurdi and eyebrows were raised at either cultists or political thugs. The earlier killed youth was said to be a Wurukum Market task force chairman and likely to be named next Zone B’s youth leader of APC.. The Keke driver said rumours were that more killings may occur in Wurukum before and after burial of the slain youth.”
