Man Killed One Week To His Wedding In Benue

Lemuel Mzungwega Gbajime, a young man, was assassinated in Benue State by gunmen who are thought to be Tiv militias one week before his wedding.

The recent graduate of Benue State University was scheduled to marry his fiancee, Agnes on Saturday, September 2, 2023, in Makurdi.

The attackers shot and killed him with great brutality on the Chito-Zaki Biam route on August 25, 2023.

The victim ran into the attackers while travelling to his village in Chito, Ukum Local Government Area, to inform his folks about his upcoming wedding, according to a post to Facebook on Saturday by a former classmate, Ayati Orlu Bem Ayati.

One IorDookaan Jnr, wrote: “Sun set at dawn!!! The young man here, a Sankara son, a young Benuelite, a young hard working Nigerian citizen. Today was supposed to be his wedding day, but guess what? His life was cut short by his kinsmen.

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“Alas, my brother, men who speak the same tongue with you squeeze life out of you. You didn’t not die in a strange land but in your place of birth, who will console your Queen? Who will console your family?

“The lingering insecurity in our region has continued for years now, the present government of the Reverend gentleman, Fr H. I Alia should look into this deteriorating issue in Sankara.

“And to those who are the architect of our problem, may what you made happen in the life of the people happen to you, as you have made wives widows, children orphans and husbands widowers, may you experience the same.

“To those my brothers who are bandits with arms, pls and pls these killings are taking us backwards, No society can develop with such, investors are scared and running from our region. Pls, let us shield our swords for peace to reign in Sankera.”