The Chairman, Kwande Local
Government Council of Benue State, Mr Terdoo Kenti, has confirmed the killing
of seven persons and injury of six others by suspected herdsmen.
Kenti also told NAN on
phone on Sunday in Makurdi that the attackers also abducted a woman during the
incident on Saturday night.
It happened at Tseadough, a
village in Mbachom, Yaav Council Ward near Jato Aka, the ancestral home of Tiv
people in Kwande Local Government Area of the state.
He added that the attackers
also burnt down several houses in the community.
Kenti said that the yet to
be identified gunmen came unnoticed on the fateful night.
According to him, the
remains of the victims have been deposited at the mortuary while those with
various degrees of machete wounds were taken to hospital for treatment.
He appealed to the people
to remain calm in-spite of the unprovoked attack and warned against any form of
reprisal, adding that security agencies had been informed of the incident.
Besides, the chairman said
that all relevant authorities had been briefed over the incident.
May their soul rest in peace
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