JUST IN: Suspected herdsmen kill four in Benue in renewed attack

Suspected herdsmen on Friday night invaded Tse Angbande, a suburb of Makurdi in a renewed attack, killed four people and injured seven persons.

Tse Angbande is a few kilometers to the capital city of Makurdi of Benue State.

The suspected herdsmen were said to have stormed the community in a commando manner around 11.00pm while the villagers were asleep.

According to a resident in the community identified as Jonah, the suspected herdsmen having entered the community shot sporadically into the air before they entered Akwa compound where they killed the head of the family, brother, son and in-law.

Names of the family, according to the local are; Emberga Akwa, family head, Innocent Akwa, brother, Terhemba Emberga Akwa, son and an in-law known as Orban were all killed in the attack.

According to the local, “the people who were speaking in fulfude language came to our community around 11:03pm shooting sporadically.”

“Immediately, I heard the gunshots, I took a different route and escaped to Adaka commmunity. It was around 4:00am this morning (Saturday) that we could come back only to discovered the bodies of Akwa people and arranged for the injured ones to be taken to Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi.

The State Governor, Samuel Ortom who visited the scene of the attack on Saturday morning alongside the State Commissioner of Police, Mukkadas Garba said the armed herdsmen in their usual guerrila pattern struck by 11pm when the people were asleep.

“What I heard is that the herdsmen went to another area within the axis and shot sporadically into the air to divert attention of the security people before invaded this community where they killed four people and seven people were injured and taken to Teaching Hospital.” Ortom said.

While condemning the barbaric act, Orton recalled that a few days ago, the herders came without cattle and killed a husband and wife at Tse-Tyohemba, in the same axis of Makurdi, saying that security agents trailed and killed three of the assailants.

He assured the people that security had been beefed up to ensure 24 hours vigilance in the affected area to prevent a reoccurence of the ugly development and urged people of the affected communities to cooperate with security operatives.

The Governor while addressing the people at Adaka said enforcement of the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law of the state must continue no matter what armed herders do.

YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THESE HEADLINES FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE

#EndSARS: As British Parliament Hears Petition, UK Govt Says It Won’t Speculate On Sanctions

The British Parliament at the Westminster Hall held a debate on ‘e-petition 554150, relating to Nigeria and the sanctions regime’ on Monday. The government of the United Kingdom has however responded…Suspected herdsmen kill four  Suspected herdsmen kill four

2023 Presidency: APC Govs’ Meeting With Jonathan Sparks Controversy

The surprise visit made on Friday night by the leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to former President Goodluck Jonathan at his residence in Abuja triggered a stir in the major political camps, resulting in at least four possible theories..Suspected herdsmen kill four  Suspected herdsmen kill four

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE