Metro
Five killed, scores injured as suspected herdsmen attack Benue community
The attack on Benue communities by suspected armed herdsmen seem unending as yet another village in Ukemberagya Logo local government area of the state was, on Tuesday night, sacked by suspected herdsmen.
According to reports, the herdsmen, coming from neighbouring Nasarawa state, invaded Mondo village in Benue, killing five persons and leaving scores injured as they sacked the entire village.
A local Chief in the area, Joseph Anawa who confirmed the development hinted that the invaders stormed the village at about 11 pm when the people had gone to bed.
READ ALSO: Three men arrested, dragged to court for belonging to Eiye confraternity
“They came shooting sporadically and burning down the houses and huts of the people and anyone they caught up with was killed but the lucky ones escaped with injuries.
“Those we can confirm dead as a result of the attack include, Celina Tavershima, Sonter Tavershima, Torkaa Gbim, Ayilaga Tavershima and Terkaa Tavershima.
“As we speak the entire place has been deserted as the people have fled to seek refuge elsewhere while some are heading to Anyii, headquarters of Logo Local Government Area with their families and whatever property they could lay their hands on.”
Vanguard reports that an eyewitness, Shima Aounduver, confirmed that apart from the five that had been confirmed dead, several persons were still missing and unaccounted for while close to 25 persons sustained various degrees of injuries in the attack.
“The figure may increase in the coming days because we cannot at the moment account for several persons but we hope and pray that they are still alive,” Aounduver said.
According to him, after the attack that lasted about one hour, “the invaders crossed the River Benue and retreated to Nasarawa state.”
When contacted, the Council Chairman of Logo LGA Richard Nyajo who confirmed the development said had already reported the matter to the Commander of the joint military operation in the state, code named Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, Maj. Gen. Adeyemi Yekini. Contacted, Maj. Gen. Yekini who confirmed the attack said his troops had already moved to the scene of the attack to assess the development.
Join the conversation
Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism
Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.
As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.
If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.
Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.
INVESTIGATION: In Kwara, multimillion-naira milk processing plant is abandoned, converted to a chicken outlet
After the government spent millions of naira to establish a milk processing plant in Kwara State that would provided jobs...
SPECIAL REPORT: For Sokoto communities, promise of healthcare is akin to death sentence
In this story, ABDULRASHEED HAMMAD delves into the dire realities of Primary Health Care services in Sokoto State, shedding light...
ICYMI…SPECIAL REPORT: NNPCL hides behind PIA to frustrate disclosure, accountability
Nigeria’s major oil company, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), in what appears to be a common practice of disregard...
INVESTIGATION: Multi-million naira Ekiti resort center remains uncompleted a decade after
The multimillion-naira project, expected to comprise recreational buildings, now consists of cassava farmland, a bush used for excretion, and a...
SPECIAL REPORT: Torturous experiences of students with disabilities in Oyo tertiary institutions
For students with disabilities in Oyo state-owned tertiary institutions, learning is a torturous and distressing experience, considering the building structures...