A purported notice of attack issued by suspected Fulani herdsmen to communities in a local government area contiguous to Makurdi, the Benue State capital, caused panic on Friday in the state.

Already, the police said security had been beefed up in the area even as residents flee some of the threatened communities.

It was gathered that a threat letter giving notice of an impending attack was delivered to one of the communities in Gwer West Local Government Area of the state which shares boundaries with the state capital.

This was as three persons were reportedly killed and three others injured when suspected herdsmen invaded Tsukwa Village in the troubled Logo Local Government Area of the state, on Thursday night.

Saturday Tribune gathered that suspected herdsmen had threatened to attack some communities in Gwer West, a development which led to residents of Adaka Community in Makurdi, a boundary area with Gwer West Local government Area, to flee their homes.

The spokesman of the Benue State Police Command, Moses Yamu, who confirmed the development, said the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Owoseni, had led officers of the command to the area to douse tension, adding that more policemen had been drafted to the area.

Meanwhile, three persons were reported killed while many others were injured on Thursday night at Tsukwa Village in Logo Local Government Area of the state when suspected herdsmen invaded the village.

The local council chairman, Mr Richard Nyajo, told Saturday Tribune in a telephone conversation that the herdsmen laid an ambush for the victims, saying, “The herdsmen hid in a forest opposite the Redeemed Christian Church of God and opened fire on the unsuspected victims.”

According to him, the herdsmen shot down two persons on a motorcycle who died instantly and also shot at another group of four passersby, killing one and injuring three others.

The local council chairman further explained that among the four passersby that were shot were two Hausa traders, adding that “it was one of the survivors that broke the news that their attackers were herdsmen.

“One of the victims who lost his life has since been buried according to Muslim rites while the other two bodies have been deposited in the morgue.

“The herdsmen had, between 7pm-8pm, on Thursday, laid ambush in Kukwa near the Redeemed Christian Church of God, located along Anyiin-Ayilamo road, where they shot six passersby killing three persons, while three others who sustained severe injuries have been taken to NKST hospital Ugba for treatment.”

Anyiin-Ayilamo is the country-home of the immediate past governor of the state, Gabriel Suswam and it has one of the biggest Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps, serving as a base for the special force sent to the area to maintain peace.

Confirming the report, the state Police Public Relation Officer, Yamu said three people were killed in the Thursday night raid of the area and added that many people were injured.

Yamu told Saturday Tribune that, around 7.30 pm on Thursday, policemen deployed to Anyin heard gunshots and promptly raced to the area where three people were discovered killed and many persons injured.

He said the injured ones were rushed to a hospital at Anyinm where they were receiving treatment, adding that some of the injured had been discharged.

“We received report of attack on Tsukwa on Thursday around 7.30 pm. There were gunshots at a village near where our men were stationed and they quickly rushed to the village. At the time our men got to the village, it was discovered that the attackers shot at people and killed three who were on motorcycles. The attackers went away with one of the motorcycles.

“The injured ones were rushed to hospital and some of them have been treated and discharged. One of the discharged victims, simply identified as Terver, spoke with the police commissioner,” the state police image-maker said.

http://www.tribuneonlineng.com/panic-makurdi-suspected-herdsmen-serve-attack-notice/

Admin...please don't hide this news as people deserve to know what is going on.

I know you are pro-Buhari and pro-one Nigeria...but others who are opposite deserve to be informed.

Thanks

If na Ipob of ND militants issues such, we go don see how Croco smiles, Python dances and catwalks.

Since its fulani, na kill and go- nothing go happen.

My pple, arm yourselves- the FG doesn't care about youir life.

If na Ipob of ND militants issues such, we go don see how Croco smiles, Python dances and catwalks.

Since its fulani, na kill and go- nothing go happen.

My pple, arm yourselves- the FG doesn't care about youir life.

Ofemmanu1:
If na Ipob of ND militants issues such, we go don see how Croco smiles, Python dances and catwalks.

Since its fulani, na kill and go- nothing go happen.

My pple, arm yourselves- the FG doesn't care about youir life.

Even a dying clown or a zoombee, knows that Nigeria is a fake country.

There are different laws for different people...

"Anyone who thinks Nigeria can stick together is either a fool or an enemy of the country" Falae

More attacks are happening and the FG is doing nothing.

http://guardian.ng/news/again-herdsmen-kill-three-in-fresh-attack-on-suswams-hometown/

EVERY TRIBE WAS DECEIVED INTO BELIEVING THAT IGBO MAN IS THE PROBLEM EVEN OUR BLOODERS FROM THE SOUTH BELIEVED BUT MAZI NNAMDI KANU AN IGBO MAN WARNED CHRISTAINS TO GET READY FOR WAR AGAINST THIS HAPPENINGS NOW. HE EMPHASIZED THAT OJUKWU LOST BECAUSE HE WAS NOT READY AND THEN HE( NNAMDI KANU) GAVE WARNING AHEAD OF TIME AGAINST FULANI INVERSION BUT THEY MOCKED HIM AND SUPPORTED PHYTON DANCE BECAUSE OF THE HATRED. NOW IT IS COME. RIP TO PEOPLE THAT WILL DIE SOON. AND TO THE LIVING, DEFEND YOURSELF.

IGBOS ESPECIALLY EBONYI AND ENUGU, BE ON GUARD. WE MUST GIVE THEM CLEAR REJECTION SIGN.

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∆ I thought the senseless Buhari we have as President said we're done with these Menace ∆



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Impunity.

Every Nigerian that intends to vote the curse called buhari for this evil to continue beyond 2019, May they be the next victim

Attack notice? Which kind of problem is this?

I thought the army, air force, DSS, and the police are all on ground?

What an audacity

mischief makers @work but neva take chance.ARM URSELVES AND FIGHT.

NaijaMutant:
What an audacity

When one soldier was killed by the ND militants in the delta the community was raised down.

When northerners were searched in moving vehicles in Umuahia SE...military tanks were sent to disloged IPOB and their leader.

Now a police SARs officer was kuilled by the fulani hersmen in Oyo...Guess whay happened there...?

This is part of the reason I don't believe in One Nigeria bullsh*t!!!