Suspected herdsmen kill clan head, in-law, son, brother in Benue
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By Peter Duru, Makurdi
A clan head, his son, brother and in-law were, late Friday night, reportedly killed while seven others, including a four- year-old and a nursing mother, sustained serious bullet wounds when suspected armed herdsmen invaded Tse Angbande community, Adaka in the outskirt of Makurdi the capital of Benue State.
The nursing mother, Veronica Akwa, who lost her husband in the attack but sustained bullet wound on her toe and stomach, said: “The people who were speaking Fulani came around 11pm when we had all gone to bed, forced our doors open and shot our father, Emberga Akwa, who is the head of our clan.
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The survivors of suspected Fulani herdsmen attack on Tse Angbande in Adaka axis, a suburb of Makurdi, on Friday night gave gory tales of how an extended family was nearly wiped out during the attack.
The family head, Emberga Akwa, his younger brother, Innocent Akwa, son, Terhemba Akwa, and an in-law identified as Orban were killed in the attack.
Akwa’s daughter-in-law, Veronica, a nursing mother, was shot on the leg and was taken to the Benue State University Teaching, Makurdi, alongside Ephraim Akwa and Aphous Akwa, who were also injured.
While narrating the incident to our correspondent on Saturday at the teaching hospital, one of the survivors, Aphrous Akwa, cried profusely.
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