Suspected herdsmen kill four as two others die in communal clash in Benue Suspected herdsmen kill four as two others die in communal clash in Benue
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No fewer than six people were killed in separate crisis that rocked two Local Government Areas of Benue State between Saturday and Sunday.
Tribune Online learnt that of the six people reportedly killed two were said to have been killed in a communal clash in Gwer East Local Government Area while four other people were killed by suspected herdsmen in Gwer West Local Government Area.
According to a source from Gwer East, the communal clash is between Mbakume and Mbasombo people leading to the death of two people on Saturday.
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.