The people were reportedly killed in Ugba, the headquarters of Logo Local Government Area of the state on Thursday.
It was reliably gathered that the two guards were killed in Ugba while the third person, a female, was shot dead at Abeda-Shitile all in Logo LGA.
Several others were reported to have sustained varying degrees of injuries as the gunmen were said to have opened gunfire on the villagers on Thursday afternoon.
Confirming the incident, former chairman of the local government, Terser Agber, who spoke to journalists on the phone, said two people were killed by the gunmen.
“Yes, two people who were officers of a disbanded vigilante group were killed by unknown gunmen, they were personnel of the present volunteer guards.
The Public Relations Officer of the Benue Community Volunteer Guard, Ahokegh Terkimbi, told our correspondent on the telephone that two people were killed by the gunmen.
He said, “One of the deceased had been trained and the other not yet trained.
Terkimbi, who said he was yet to have details of the incident, added that both deceased served in the defunct vigilante in the area before one of them was recently trained and awaiting induction into the BCVG.
Meanwhile, the Spokesperson for Benue Police, SP Catherine Anene, said she was not aware of the incident.
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