S. A: FOUR PEOPLE HAVE DIED AFTER A CAR WAS SWEPT AWAY AT AN OVERFLOWING BRIDGE IN THE MAKOTOPONG RIVER NEAR SEBAYENG.(PHOTO).

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 Four people have died after a car was swept away at an overflowing bridge in the Makotopong River near Sebayeng. Police recovered the bodies after a blue Renault Kwid carrying five occupants was pulled into the river during heavy water flow on Sunday morning, 8 March 2026. One passenger escaped from the vehicle and alerted police and emergency services. Police say the car was travelling along the Madiga–Makotopong gravel road when it overturned at the flooded bridge and was dragged into the river. The Provincial Search and Rescue team recovered the first body on Sunday. The victim was identified as Lebapa Petrus Mochitele, 27, from Madiga Village. EMS personnel declared him dead at the scene. Search operations resumed on Monday with the SAPS Water Wing Unit, EMS Search and Rescue, the Fire and Rescue Department, and an EMS helicopter. Teams located the submerged vehicle and recovered three more bodies. The victims were identified as Seobi Dikgale, 33, Betty Makokoane, 22, and Shel...

FARMER KILLED, OTHERS INJURED IN BANDIT ATTACK ON BENUE COMMUNITY. (PHOTO).


 FARMER KILLED, OTHERS INJURED IN BANDIT ATTACK ON BENUE COMMUNITY


15th September, 2025  


Suspected armed bandits on Sunday attacked Tse Akor Gbatse village in Mbamar clan, Nyiev Council Ward of Guma Local Government Area, Benue State, killing a farmer, Mr. Tachia Akor, and injuring his wife and another woman, Mrs. Mbagbedi Tsetim.


The attack, which occurred between midnight and 1 a.m., came less than 24 hours after residents reportedly raised an alarm about a possible assault by suspected herders in the area. Community sources said several persons were still missing as of the time of filing this report, while the injured victims were taken to Adi Hospital in Daudu.


The body of the deceased farmer has been deposited at the Daudu morgue.


A resident disclosed that intelligence reports earlier warned of planned attacks by armed groups allegedly camped at Rukubi town in Nasarawa State.


When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer for the Benue State Command, DSP Udeme Edet, confirmed the incident, stating that officers have been deployed to restore calm and that investigations are ongoing. 

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