The House of Representatives has called for an investigation into Friday’s robbery attack on four banks in Otukpo, Benue state in which a Police DPO and two female police officers were killed.
Hon. Onuh had informed the House that on Friday, October 20, at about 3 p.m., Otukpo a relatively peaceful town in Benue State was invaded by heavily armed gunmen numbering over twenty. She said: “While the attack on the police station was ongoing, other members of the gang were busy attacking four commercial banks simultaneously, killing and carting away a huge sum of money”.
She disclosed that the commercial and business activities are currently rein in Otukpo and Benue South as a whole as Banks and other commercial institutions have completely shut down operations.Contributing to the debate on the motion, Hon. Ahmed Jaha described said the attack appeared to have been carried out by terrorists, rather than armed robbers.