Confirming
the attack, Governor Samuel Ortom appealed to both parties to be calm so they
can settle whatever misunderstanding they had amicably.
About fifteen
people have been killed by gunmen suspected to be herders in three villages of
Logo local government areas of Benue state. The gunmen invaded Tse Akaa,
Mba'abaji and Tse Orlalu all in Ugondo Mbanar District of Logo, Daily Trust
reports.
The state
commissioner of police, Bashir Makama, disclosed that six bodies were recovered
from two of the affected communities.
He said the
herders were relocating from the surroundings when trouble started between them
and the villagers
Three people
were killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Tse-Akaa village.
According to
locals, after the attack on Monday afternoon, the death toll rose to 15 in all
the three villages of Tse Akaa, Mba'abaji and Tse-Orlalu. Speaking about the
incident, the state coordinator of Myetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association
(MACBAN), Garus Gololo, said trouble started between the herders and villagers
after some Tiv speaking youths constituted hinderance to the cattle breeders
who were only minding their business.
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