Fulani Herdsmen Kills Four Persons When They Were Asleep, Injures Many In Makurdi

Fulani herdsmen have killed atleast four people and left seven others battling with various degrees of injuries at Tse-Angbande in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State.

The state governor, Samuel Ortom, who visited the scene of the attack on Saturday morning, said the armed herdsmen in their usual guerrilla pattern struck by 11pm when the people were asleep.

Governor Ortom identified the deceased victims as Timothy Emberga Akwa, Innocent Akwa, Terhemba Emberga Akwa and an in-law identified as Orban.

He recalled that a few weeks 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 apprehended three of the assailants.

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

KanyiDaily recalls that three women including the wife of a traditional ruler were raped by suspected herdsmen in Benue.