BREAKING NEWS
Benue Killings: Police Confirms 25 Dead In A Fresh Attack By Armed
Fulani Herdsmen
The Police in Benue State have confirmed 25 people
killed in the aftermath of attack on Omusu village in Edumoga community of
Okpokpwu Local Government Area of the state.
State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, spoke
to newsmen on Wednesday in Makurdi.
Owoseni explained that aside from the 24 people
killed in the Idoma speaking Omusu village, a herder was also killed while
another was missing.
He said four persons were under interrogation in
connection with the killings.
Narrating the incident, he said some youths in
Okpokwu had engaged some herdsmen in a fight.
Owosen explained that the fracas led to killing of
some cows while two herdsmen were found missing.
According to him, a peace meeting was immediately
initiated with the Chairman of Okpopkwu LGA, leaders of the Fulani community in
the area, father of the two missing herders as well as the police.
The police commissioner revealed that while talking to their
kinsmen which led to the attack on the rural Omusu village.
Owoseni who said four houses were burnt during the
attack.
“The command would fish out the perpetrators by
bringing them to justice and ensuring that they face the wrath of the law”, he
vowed.
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