By Matthew Atungwu


Twenty-five victims of Thursday’s attack on Agojeju-Odo community, in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State, were buried on Saturday.


District Head and Ochala Onu-Ife Bagaji Odo, Chief David Akpa told newsmen in his palace that those buried include two women and four children.

He described the attack as barbaric and wicked given the way the bandits unleashed mayhem on his people.

"We are mourning our loved ones who were killed in cold blood. We have never had any misunderstanding either with bandits or with herdsmen before now.

“As it is now, we are living in fear, moreso after we heard that they are coming to Bagaji Odo, where surviving victims are taking refuge.

“We are pleading with the federal and state governments to come to our aid and protect us from bandits,’’ he pleaded.

Akpa explained that Thursday’s attack was the second in the year.

A community member had alleged on Thursday that a running battle between militia groups in parts of Benue and some bandits led to the onslaught on the sleepy towns of Agojeju-Odo, Ajokpachi-Odo, Bagaji and environs.

“They destroyed farm produce with ease in an attempt to draw the communities into the conflict,’’ he said.

Retired Commodore Jerry Omodara, Special Adviser on Security to Governor Usman Ododo, said on Friday that the governor had ordered a thorough investigation of the incident.

“The killing of innocent and harmless residents of the community by alleged hired militiamen is very callous, unacceptable and condemnable,’’ he said.

Omodara said property, especially houses, vehicles, and crops, were destroyed in the attack.

He called on people of Agojeju-Odo and neighbouring communities to remain calm as government and security agencies were on top of the situation.

Police spokesman in Kogi, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, also confirmed the attack and assured that security operatives were keeping vigil over the community to forestall further attacks.

“A tactical response team of the police, the military, and members of vigilance groups has been deployed in the area. Normalcy has since returned to the troubled community.

"Investigation into the incident has started to bring the perpetrators to book,’’ Ovye-Aya assured.

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This is heartbreaking, which president will have the guts to address the problem of armed herdsmen terrorizing communities in different parts of Nigeria? Especially the middle belt region

continue to sleep and wait for government


if una like make una no defend una self

Fulani go give una woto woto na der calling be dat

Tinubu won't say anything❗️❗️😡😡😡😡

So sad may their souls rest in peace

COMRADES, fulani people no be better people, starting from Buhari

Nobody is protestng against the unlawful killing of innocent citizens in Nigeria , nobody care, it's nobody business. Let this kind of killing happen continuously in the middle East or in Islamic countries then u will see some sets of Nigeria who claim to have pitty for their fellow human with different skin colour coming out in numbers to protest. The Ordinary Nigerian don't have value in their own country.