By SouthernVoicenews A pregnant woman has been reportedly attacked and killed by a wild hippopotamus in Makurdi, Benue state capital. According to reports, the pregnant woman was attacked at old bridge crossing point of River Benue on Tuesday.Credible source revealed that the woman had gone to the island with other traders to buy vegetables for sale in the market when she was attacked at the river shore. A witness said the woman was being ferried in an engine boat which developed a fault and later transferred to a wooden boat. “The hippopotamus attacked the wooden boat and broke it into pieces while the woman drowned in the river. “Local…
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Godwin-Maria Utuedoye is a trained professional journalist. A graduate of Mass Communication from the Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria. He is a registered practising Journalist with the Nigeria Union of Journalists with over 20 years experience in news reporting. He is interested in Investigative and development Journalism. He lives in Nigeria and focuses more in the Niger-Delta region where oil and gas exploration by government and multinational oil companies has plunged into poverty and environmental degradation for years. He is also a PR Consultant, content creator, broadcast, print Journalist and Publisher. His vast experiences in journalism span over decades of reporting the activities of the untouched areas. He is married with children.
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