The death toll from the Zaki Biam Yam Market attack stands at 17, and not 50 as reported by a section of the media, the Benue State Government said on Wednesday.
A statement signed by Mr Terver Akase, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Samuel Ortom, described the reports as “misleading”.
“Some national dailies today (Wednesday), claimed that the death toll from the Monday attack on Zaki-Biam yam market has risen to about 50 persons.
“Such reports are inaccurate and misleading; they are capable of creating a sense of terror and breakdown of law and order in the state.
“’When Gov. Samuel Ortom visited Zaki-Biam on Tuesday, correspondents of media houses working in the state were invited.
“They accompanied the governor to the scene of the incident and also met with survivors of the attack in the hospital. The correspondents were…
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