Reports suggest that 40 people have been killed, following an extended attack by Fulani herdsmen on Thursday, March 3.

Breaking Times reports that nine villages in the homestead of former governor of the Benue state, Dr Gabriel Suswam, were attacked by the cattle rustlers.

Sources reveal that many people were wounded, while several houses as well as farm produce were burnt to ashes. There are also claims that hordes of other people are still missing just as the entire community has been deserted. The recent attack by the cattle rustlers comes barely 10 days after the rustlers invaded the densely populated Ukemberagya community in Logo Local Government Area killing one person. Trouble allegedly began when the Fulani herdsmen drove their cattle for grazing on the compound of one Mr Orvesen of Tswarev community last Thursday. It was gathered that attempts by the Tiv villagers to drive the cows out of the compound was resisted by the herders who insisted on feeding their animals on the dried cassava. The herders refusal to leave sparked off a sharp disagreement between the two parties and the situation degenerated into a bloody clash. Meanwhile, there are claims that the atrocities committed in various agrarian communities in Nigeria by alleged Fulani herdsmen, is a new ploy by Boko Haram insurgents. Senator Emmanuel Bwacha representing Taraba south senatorial district made the disclosure in a motion titled the need to urgently flush out Boko Haram insurgents re-assembling in Taraba and halt the ongoing silent genocide in the state. In the motion presented on Wednesday, March 9, Senator Bwacha who noted that in Taraba state over 2000 people have been killed by fulani herdsmen since December 2015, informed that the jihadist now parade themselves as herdsmen to make it more difficult for the unsuspecting public to identify them.

#1creek

I hv always known dat these herdsmen were Boko Haram. It can no longer be denied, the sooner they admit it d beta!

Old killing abi another one? Na everyday now?

Please oh take your cows and avoid these villages na. There are other routes to pass. Nigeria is big enough to allow everyone live in peace.

Wait for Zombies to label it sabotage again. If dis was happening in the east dem for talk say na Ipod/Ipob. D govt still neva wan even acknowledge these killings.