By Peter Duru

MAKURDI—No fewer than 10 persons were feared dead yesterday, in an outbreak of fresh hostilities between Fulani herdsmen and farmers at Tom-Anyiin and Tom-Ataan communities, Mbaya, Tombu in Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State. This is just as the Council Chairman, Godwin Iorsue, the Divisional Police Officer at Buruku, the Area Commander and other stakeholders in the area, on assessment tour of the communities, were ambushed and attacked by the herdsmen who had seized the area and sacked the inhabitants.

Vanguard gathered that the renewed crisis has created a huge refugee situation in the area with over 300 people displaced from the affected communities and scores injured in the bloody clash. A source from one of the affected communities disclosed that the Fulani invaders stormed the communities late Saturday night, shooting sporadically and burning down houses, huts, food barn, farmland and economic trees. The source said: “As I speak with you, fighting is still raging in the affected communities. Although I cannot give you a precise figure of the dead, about 10 have been killed, many are missing and many others sustained injures.”

Meanwhile, the Council Chairman, Mr. Godwin Iorsue, who spoke on phone, said that he had invited senior security officers to accompany him in assessing the situation, when they were ambushed and attacked by the herdsmen. Iorsue said: “It was only God that saved us. They were over 30 and well armed while we had only four armed police officers with us. Our cars were perforated with bullets.” When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent Moses Yamu, who confirmed the attack on the Council Chairman and his entourage, said no live was lost. Yamu said: “The people ran away from their communities in fear of a possible attack by Fulani herdsmen, but there were neither killing nor destruction of property in the area. “I can confirm that the DPO, the Area Commander, the Caretaker Council Chairman and selected stakeholders were attacked by suspected herdsmen when they visited to assess the situation in the area.” At press time, Vanguard gathered that fighting in the two communities was still raging..

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/10-killed-300-homeless-as-fulani-herdsmen-invade-benue-villages/

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Those fulanis are supposed to be herders and not killers, God save your children.

They keep getting stronger and bolder at each passing day. Killing and destroying things as they go, leaving sorrow and pains behind. Their grand patrons Buhari and Elrufai who owns those cattle don't even care, as long as their cattle which is more important to them than the life of those citizens killed as safe. Who cares, one zombie will come here and tell the president cares for our safety.

so sad

yemmte92:
so sad

In Fela's voice, "I sorry sorry sorry ooooo...i sorry for Nigeria!"

The number of people killed unjustly will make this land hate itz inhabitants someday!

I can't differentiate between boko animals and this herdsmen . Are they sacred cows that military allow them to go to any village and kill ,destroy and cause havoc?

Hmmm

Many ppl in da state voted out PDP because d felt d PDP Government didn't do enough to protect dem, n naw same fate is befalling dem in d new APC Government. May God cum to their rescue

Every violent crime in the north na either boko haram or Fulani herdsmen, na so NL dey report am. How many Fulanis are there sef abi are they just incredibly violent? Cause I don't understand. Why does it seem that that's the first name people call, without any substantiation?

My heart goes out to the victims sha, it shall be well.

The dullardiho no dy see dz things? isn't dz a highly placed politicians local government? or a senatorial region/district of one senator....cnt dz b debated on and a solution provided?Nigeria I just tire for una government...
mtchww

Nigeria of unequal rights.
Result of not implementing the confab recommendations

people will nt advise them to stop. when buratai starts killing them nw people will start shouting "Rule of law"

Police is there saying no life was lost. That shows that they all ran away from the crime scene and didn't know what happened. Shame

Lalasticlala.

The good people of Benue State deserve everything coming their ways...

'' Your choices seal your fate''