On Sept. 10 suspected armed attackers struck Ayilamo, a predominantly Christian farming community in Logo LGA, killing seven civilians and four police officers. Security forces engaged the assailants for about seven hours before they withdrew into nearby forests.
Attack on Ayilamo (Sept. 10) left 11 dead: seven civilians and four police officers.
Police and Mobile Force units engaged the attackers in an approximately seven-hour gun battle beginning about 6:12 p.m.
The incident is part of a wider pattern of violence in Nigeria's Middle Belt, including separate attacks that killed passengers near Jos, Plateau State, on Sept. 13.
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Police Mobile Force personnel, tactical teams, and conventional officers engaged the attackers in a gun battle that lasted about seven hours before the assailants withdrew into surrounding forests, police said. "I narrowly escaped death because I hid myself on the rooftop," Terungwa said. Share this Entry (ZENIT News – Persecution.org / Benue, 09.22.2026).- As Americans marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept.
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The Benue State Police Command has confirmed that four police officers and seven civilians were killed during an attack by suspected armed bandits on Ayilamo Community in Logo Local Government Area of the state. The command said the attack occurred at about 6:12pm on Thursday, September 10, 2026, when the suspected ban
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The broader figures compiled by Intersociety are even more alarming. Since Boko Haram launched its campaign in 2009, the organization says at least 19,800 churches have been attacked. Its researchers estimate that 130,783 Christians have been killed and at least 82,603 abducted during the same period. The post Nigeria:
Ugande said a detachment of Mobile Police officers deployed to the community engaged the attackers, who he said were armed with sophisticated weapons.
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