Unknown persons at the weekend vandalised the home of a traditional ruler, Zaki Terhile Atser, in Gboko East axis of Gboko Local Government Area in Benue State.
The vandals torched the building, shattered vehicles, home appliances and other valuable property belonging to the monarch.
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It was gathered that the armed persons broke into the palace of the kindred head of Jor Fada, Zaki Atser, at Jooji Kyado street, in Gboko East about 2:00am on Saturday to unleashed the destruction.
Witnesses said the motive behind the act couldn’t be immediately ascertained but there were suspicions that the incident may be linked to a subject of the monarch who recently threatened his life.
The witnesses alleged that five hooded gunmen had broke into the palace with weapons which included, guns, axes and machetes in search for the traditional ruler who had travelled for his relative’s burial.
According to the witnesses when the intruders couldn’t find their prime target at home, they began to destroy whatever was in sight at the palace as they vandalised cars, motorcycles, windows and doors of the building while they fired gunshots to scare anyone from the scene.
It was further learnt that the armed men after nearly an hour of pacing around the palace fled the scene but no life was lost in the encounter.
The spokesperson for the Benue Police command, DSP Catherine Anene, however, could not confirm the incident as she did not respond to calls and text messages sent through her telephone.
