BREAKING News: Herdsmen Attack Villages In Benue, Burn Down Villages As Many Go Missing

 

 

Some suspected herdsmen late on Sunday night, attacked Tse Sumaka and Tse Atorough Vishigh in Mbadwem Council Ward of Guma, Benue State, as no fewer than 100 persons were rendered homeless and several persons went missing.

 

According to a report by DailyPost, an eyewitness revealed that the herdsmen, armed to their teeth, invaded the villages and began to shoot sporadically and razed about 20 houses.

 

While speaking to a correspondent, a resident said that the villagers have deserted their home for fear of being killed by the gunmen.

“As we speak, I am in a bush with my family. They (attackers) burnt our house and attacked my brother with machete, I don’t even know if he is dead or alive, please inform the police,” the escapee said amid shriek voice.

 

The latest incident came barely two weeks after the formal launching of the Operation Ayem Akaptuma (Cat Race) in the state.

 

As at the time of filing this report, the police could not be reached for comment as efforts to reach the Benue command’s PRO, Moses Yamu could not yield any result.