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Five Killed As Herdsmen Waylay, Open Fire On Unsuspecting Victims In Benue by ChrisBee7(m): 8:03pm On Mar 26, 2018 |
Five persons were at the weekend
reportedly killed in two separate attacks on Tse-
Semaka and Olegobiudu villages in Guma and
Agatu local government areas of Benue state
respectively by suspected herdsmen, including a
herdsman at the Lower Benue area of Makurdi
town.
Vanguard gathered from a source who craved
anonymity in the Agatu that the victims were
killed while taking their bath in a stream.
The source said, “the incident occurred on
Sunday, afternoon when seven boys went to take
their bath at the stream in the community.
“Unfortunately, they were ambushed at the
stream by herdsmen who waylaid and opened
fire on their unsuspecting victims which led to
the death of two of the boys.
“Others managed to escape while the matter
was also reported at the Agatu Police Police
state.” He said.
In the same vein, Vanguard gathered that two
persons were killed at Tse-Semaka when
suspected herdsmen invaded in community late
Sunday.
According to our source, the victims were
reportedly killed when they moved into the
deserted village from their IDPs camp to pick
some of their belongings from their homes.
“They were ambushed by herdsmen who
unknown to them had taken over the village and
were grazing on people’s farms.”
Benue State Commissioner of Police, Fatai
Owoseni confirmed the killing of the four and the
herder at Lower Benue while flagging of a Joint
Patrol Initiative of the leadership of herdsmen in
Benue state and local government council
chairmen and paramount rulers in the state.
Owoseni described the killings as saddening and
unacceptable given the efforts the command had
made to ensure peace in the state.
“Happily, with this Joint Patrol Team in place, we
will attain peaceful coexistence among farmers
and herders and with that in place we will soon
have the people displaced by the crisis return to
their ancestral homes. |
Re: Five Killed As Herdsmen Waylay, Open Fire On Unsuspecting Victims In Benue by Josephjnr(m): 8:04pm On Mar 26, 2018 |
Dis is just too bad. We are yet to accept that in this herdsmen situation, it is just kill or be killed. My people, let's kill them,the time for diplomacy is long gone. |
Re: Five Killed As Herdsmen Waylay, Open Fire On Unsuspecting Victims In Benue by Paradigm777: 8:10pm On Mar 26, 2018 |
Op, sauce pls |
Re: Five Killed As Herdsmen Waylay, Open Fire On Unsuspecting Victims In Benue by fk002: 8:14pm On Mar 26, 2018 |
I won't believe this until i see the source |
Re: Five Killed As Herdsmen Waylay, Open Fire On Unsuspecting Victims In Benue by Pierohandsome: 8:17pm On Mar 26, 2018 |
The police and other security agencies keep fooling themselves that it is herdsmen farmers clash evn whn they know that what is happening is nothing bt ethnic and religious cleansing 1 Like |
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