According to an eyewitness,
“The herdsmen, in their usual fashion, stormed Gaambe-Tiev this morning around
7:30am in their numbers, shooting sporadically and shouting. The people never
expected it.
No fewer than fourteen
persons have been killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in a fresh attack on
Gaambe-Tiev, Logo Local Government area of Benue State.
The herdsmen reportedly
stormed the community at about 7.30am on Monday, shooting sporadically, razing
buildings and farmlands in the area.
“Everybody, including women
and children, ran for their lives. Unfortunately, several persons lost their
lives and many more were injured. Bodies of some of those killed are being
recovered from the farms and we are still counting.
“As we speak, Logo is under
siege, people are running away from their homes in their thousands to Anyii and
we don’t know when this will end and we are yet to see any concrete response
from security agencies.”
The eyewitness added that
most of the victims were killed and injured at Adeyohor village along Uwer-Gov
Sevav Road.
Hon. Kester Kyenge, a
member of the state House of Assembly representing Logo constituency,
confirming the incident, said those killed could be far more than the 14 being
circulated.
“By tomorrow, we will have
a clearer picture of the number of the dead. I plead with the government to act
fast to stop these attacks and killings,” he added.
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