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There is widespread public outrage and mounting tension in Benue state as no fewer than 42 persons were Thursday reportedly killed by suspected armed herdsmen in Katsina-Ala and Gwer West Local Government Areas, LGAs of Benue state.
No fewer than 42 persons were reportedly killed by suspected armed herdsmen in Katsina-Ala and Gwer West Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Benue state. 36 of the victims whose corpses have been recovered were killed in Katsina-Ala while six others were murdered in Gwer West LGA, Vanguard reports. The attack which.The Advocate
Outrage in Benue as herdsmen kill another 42, abduct mother, son
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By Peter Duru, Makurdi
There is widespread public outrage and mounting tension in Benue state as no fewer than 42 persons were Thursday reportedly killed by suspected armed herdsmen in Katsina-Ala and Gwer West Local Government Areas, LGAs of Benue state.
Findings indicated that 36 of the victims whose corpses have been recovered were killed in Katsina-Ala while six others were murdered Gwer West LGA.
The attack which left several persons injured and some also missing is coming on the heels of a similar attack which claimed over 100 lives in four Council Wards of the same Katsina-Ala LGA last week.
By Peter Duru, Makurdi
Four persons have been reportedly killed in fresh attacks on communities in Gwer West Local Government Area, LGA, of a Benue state by suspected armed herders.
Vanguard gathered that the attacks which occurred at Tse Shishim, Tse Iber, and Mbaatan villages also left several persons injured while a middle-aged man was abducted by the attackers and taken to an unknown destination.
The attacks were confirmed in a security report which was signed by the security officer in charge of the Local Government, Mr. Fred Awarga, and released Monday in Makurdi by the Chairman of the LGA, Mrs. Grace Igbabon, indicated that the attacks occurred on Saturday and Sunday.