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.


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

Hmm

One thing is certain any fulani rustlers caught will surely go scot free.

Fulani herdsmen; the untouchables.

these fulani pple eeh,its like they want to dethrone B.H by all means,what is wrong with them,our leaders should do something fast before these pple finish us.

0nyegame:
these fulani pple eeh,its like they want to dethrone B.H by all means,what is wrong with them,our leaders should do something fast before these pple finish us.

Hmm, I just get confused as to why we can't all tolerate each other and coexist peacefully.
May God heal our land and purge it off all the evils planned against the is great nation.

Such impunity!

I think their name should be changed to fulani Heads men

Buhari's fulani herds men dealing with innocent citizens since 1960 but that's non of my business because d same zombies voted the dullard as President so they should suffer the concequences of voting a certificateless dullard as President.

BoleynDynaSTY:
I think their name should be changed to fulani Heads men

Lols u not serious.

This is why i love nd respect my town boiz for okene,kogi state

that year when dem fulanis been wan dey kill our farmers any how,raid smaller communities closer to farms,na so some hood boys arrange,carry fight go meet dem fulanis for bush,displace them,scatter their community,etc

they never tried poo aftrward

so i implore these communities that usually suffer attacks frm dis marauders to do d same,u cant continue to b civil while some1 else rub shi!t on ur face

RIP to the dead.






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How many shall be killed before this Fulani President speaks against his brothers?

These animals again? They rob on highways, attack people whose properties they first destroy. Then what make them any different from millitants or boko haram? The millitary should pls wipe these craps and free the country of lesser terrorists.

Who did the Benue people vote for.? Buhari or Jonathan

If Buhari, then they should meet him to address the issue.

I am ooh, those people tend to go after human head than animals

Kingsolex1:


Lols u not serious.

It is obvious that we are in for another face of terrorism. We are getting there slowly but surely, buckle up everyone its about to begin.

bubu will not talk nw or even take action..... Lai Mohammed and Dullardiho would soon blame GEJ

Goldencollins:
Buhari's fulani herds men dealing with innocent citizens since 1960 but that's non of my business because d same zombies voted the dullard as President so they should suffer the concequences of voting a certificateless dullard as President.

Gbam

Benue people shouted CHANGE.

Let them enjoy the CHANGE.

PMB will not act against the herdsmen because he is one of them.

EternalTruths:
Who did the Benue people vote for.? Buhari or Jonathan

If Buhari, then they should meet him to address the issue.

lols ah oga stop be partisan.

Ethnic cleansing is different from herdsmen and farmer clash. This total systematic annihilation of middle belt minority tribes has be going on for more than a decade and they are ironically called herdsmen and farmer clash .

BoleynDynaSTY:
I am ooh, those people tend to go after human head than animals

Well, I like Fulani but I fear their mindset though not all are bad but seriously hmm, their heart is as evil as Satan sometimes.

Kingsolex1:
lols ah oga stop be partisan.

I am stating fact.

Who did they vote for.?

Fe Buhari Why ?

Onyejiuwaokoh:
Ethnic cleansing is different from herdsmen and farmer clash. This total systematic annihilation of middle belt minority tribes has be going on for more than a decade and they are ironically called herdsmen and farmer clash .

Yet they voted B................. against the son of the better South.

EternalTruths:


I am stating fact.

Who did they vote for.?

As a leader with such attitude of urs u lack the prowess to lead cause u resort to an irrational sense of making decisions when you expected to swing into meaningful action.

Lordave:
This is not about APC or PDP, this is pure terrorism in disguise and everyone of us should condemn the act outrightly!

Saying Benue people shouted change will only encourage this barbaric brother of PMD to carry on with their wickedness and when they're done killing Benue people who shouted 'change', they will come for those who shouted 'GEJ till 2019' in neighbouring states of Enugu and Anambra.

Please eschew partisanship in issues like this.

They thought Jonathan is weak despite his deployment of troops to protect them

Now they are complaining.

Let those who shouted CHANGE visit Buhari for their CHANGE

Kingsolex1:

As a leader with such attitude of urs u lack the prowess to lead cause u resort to an irrational sense of making decisions when you expected to swing into meaningful action.