Gunmen Kill 8 In Benue Attack
By Ige Olugbenga
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have killed at least eight people in a fresh attack against several villages in two local government areas of Benue state in the early hours of Thursday.
It was gathered that six people were killed in Mbakuur council ward of Logo local government area while the other two at neighbouring Mbaya council ward in Buruku LGA.
This is the second attack on Logo people in less than five days as 10 dead bodies had already been recovered from the area in the Sunday mayhem unleashed on the rural inhabitants.
The Logo council security secretary, Tor Jiji Aluur, confirmed the news in Makurdi that the fresh attack on the Mbakuur ward was carried out by the suspected herders about 3am on Thursday.
He said six dead bodies had been recovered at the time of this report.
Also, the paramount ruler of Ichongo in Logo council, Peter Iorhuna, corroborated the reports on the fresh attack on his
The Police, however, was yet to confirm the incident at press time as both the State Commissioner, Bashir Makama and the Command spokesman, Moses Joel Yamu were out of the state on official assignment to Abuja.
