Huge hippopotamus terrorising waterways killed by youths in Benue A hippopotamus that was said to be causing havoc in the waterways of the Agatu Local Government Area in Benue State has been reportedly killed by local youths. The incident took place on July 6, 2023, near Ebete, a hamlet situated on the border of Benue and Nasarawa States.
Olikita Ekani, a former media aide to the immediate past governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, shared a video showing the youths using local tools to kill the animal. Ekani stated that the Agatu youths had taken down a monster that had been terrorizing the waterways between Adeke and Ebete. His statement reads in part “Agatu youths killed a monster that was terrorising their waterways between Adeke and Ebete.” According to reports, the hippopotamus had been preventing fishermen from freely carrying out their occupation, confining them indoors, damaging their canoes, and causing injuries to some fishermen. It was also accused of devouring crops and destroying farmlands in the riverine villages of Agatu. Furthermore, it was alleged that the same hippopotamus had killed someone near the old bridge in Makurdi before fleeing to Agatu through the River Benue. WATCH VIDEO: https://m.facebook.com/olikita.ekani/videos/292652923149145/?extid=CL-UNK-UNK-UNK-AN_GK0T-GK1C&mibextid=2Rb1fB&wtsid=rdr_0SKdIkU5dD35KtOOB&refsrc=deprecated&ref=sharing&_rdr
The suspect said that he used the money to stake a bet. He added that he later called the 25-year-old lady and hacked her to death. “When she arrived at the dark corner of the street where I called her to come, I cut her with a machete several times leading to her death. After killing her, I took her body with her iPhone and d¥mped her body on the street to make it look like someone else killed her.” Unfortunately for Shagbaor, the POS machine Dooshima used to make the transfer to him was tracked and he was arrested. 
