Gunmen killed Aondoakaa Yaiyol, the former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the LGA, who was also serving as the Commander of the Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Services (NHFSS) in the Tarka Local Government Area of Benue State on Friday night.
The attack, confirmed by multiple sources, occurred when assailants riding on a motorcycle stormed Yaiyol’s residence and shot him at close range.
Witnesses said the attackers, after executing the assassination, fired sporadically into the air to scare away residents before fleeing the scene. Two other vehicles reportedly accompanied the gunmen, offering cover as they escaped.
Aondoakaa Yaiyol’s killing is a second personal tragedy in just over a year. In 2024, his wife was murdered under similar violent circumstances, and their home was set ablaze.
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According to the Special Adviser to Governor Hyacinth Alia on Security and Internal Affairs, Joseph Har, preliminary investigations suggest that a criminal previously jailed for his role in the attack that killed Yaiyol’s wife had recently been released. Upon return, the individual allegedly resumed hostilities with the deceased, culminating in Friday’s fatal ambush.
It was an assassination of commander of the Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Services NHFSS, Aondoakaa Yaiyol. They came on a bike and shot him at close quarters and fled. After they shot the guy, they fired sporadically to scare others and then fled on a bike and they were shielded by two cars also firing sporadically to scare away people. Sketchy investigation shows that a criminal that attacked and killed the deceased wife and burnt the house was sent to prison. On his return both of them were chasing each other until this happened, he said.
Benue has been in the news recently for the gruesome massacre of over 200 persons, including women, children, and internally displaced persons (IDPs), by terrorist “herdsmen” in Yelewata and Daudu communities of Guma Local Government Area. Tensions have escalated across the state, mirroring the widespread insecurity and killings in the state.
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