Benue state : more than 20 masquerades allegedly attack Police station, injure three policemen in Benue

huge fear grips in markurdi the capital of Benue state as masquerade went in police station and attacked them
some of eyes witness confirmed it that it is true.
according to the report this was bringing to the notice that this is not the first time that masquerade will badge into police station in Benue state
some of the men has been arrested and room them to station
  A Makurdi Magistrates’ Court on Monday ordered 10 men who allegedly attacked a Police Station in Ado Local Government Area of Benue State be remanded in prison pending legal advice .
The Magistrate , Ms Rose Iyorshe , did not take the plea of the suspects , but remanded them in the Makurdi Medium Prisons .
The Police preferred against the suspects four counts of criminal conspiracy, trespass , attempt to commit culpable homicide, mischief and an act of terrorism .
Iyorshe , who did not take their pleas for want of jurisdiction , ordered the Police to duplicate the case file and send it back to the Benue Director of Public Prosecutions for legal advice .
She adjourned the case until August 26 for further mention.
Earlier , the Prosecution Counsel , Insp . Veronica Shaagee , had told the court that the case was transferred from the Divisional Police Headquarters, Ado Local Government , to State Criminal Investigation Department , Makurdi , through letter No . 3100 /BNS /ADO/ VOL . T/ dated July 24, 2019 .
Shaagee said that on July 20 , some group of youths numbering over 200 led 20 masquerades “ Aketakpa” from Igumale town to the Divisional Police Station , Ado , armed with weapons, and attacked the station .
The group , she alleged , armed themselves with cutlasses , sticks , stones, and other dangerous weapons, attacked policemen at the station and inflicted grievous injuries on Sgt Gabriel Adole , PC Joseph Jato and PC Patrick Lawal .
She alleged that the hoodlums also damaged one Toyota Hilux van with registration No. DW 348 EKY valued at N 3 m .
She prayed the court for more time to enable the Police complete investigations in the matter.
She said the offence contravened the provisions of sections 97
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