A fresh suspected herdsmen attack on a Benue community may have led to the death of many residents.
Channels Television gathered that the suspected herdsmen, on Friday, attacked Yelwatda, a Benue border town with Nasarawa state.
The Chairman of Guma Local Government Area in Benue State, Maurice Orwough, confirmed the attack.
According to him, many have been killed while more than 26 people have been hospitalised.
Speaking to Channels Television after visiting the scenes of the attack on Saturday, the chairman accused herdsmen of attacking his people unprovoked, following an early attempt to attack Daudu town before the military halted the attack.
According to Orwough, the herdsmen then moved towards Yelwatda at about 11.30 pm to attack Yelwatda, where there were just four soldiers posted, while over one hundred of the herdsmen opened fire on the people.
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While he is unable to confirm the actual casualty figures, the chairman called for increased surveillance in the area to protect his people.
Informal sources from Yelwatda said more than 50 people were killed in the fresh attack.
Source: Channels TV
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