BREAKING NEWS
Herdsmen Resume Attack In Agatu, Kill 2
Suspected gunmen
believed to the herdsmen during the weekend resumed attack on Agatu Local
Government Area of Benue, killing two persons.
A source said the
incident occurred on Sunday afternoon when seven boys went to take their bath
at the stream in the community.
“Unfortunately,
they were ambushed at the stream by herdsmen who waylaid and opened fire on the
unsuspecting victims, which led to the death of two of the boys.
“Others managed
to escape. The matter was also reported at the Agatu Police Police state,” the
source said.
Benue State
Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, who confirmed the killing, described it
as saddening and unacceptable given the efforts the command had made to ensure
peace in the state.
“It is saddening
but we will attain peaceful coexistence among farmers and herders and with that
in place we will soon have the people displaced by the crisis return to their
ancestral homes,” he said.
The attack came
same day suspected herdsmen attacked a community in Guma, killing several
persons and injuring others.
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