Seven people, including women and children, were confirmed
killed and several others missing in fresh attack by armed herders on Agbo
Vengav community of Udam in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State
State.
It was gathered that the fresh killings occurred around 1:00
am Friday morning when the gunmen
suspected to be herdsmen launched an attack on the community.
A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said a little
girl child was killed while her mother was taken away by the Fulani herdsmen
and till now her whereabouts remained unknown.
The sources further said the assailants came in the middle
of the night when people had retired to bed and started attacking the
community.
“The attack on the community started around 1:00 am on
Friday; the number of bodies recovered was seven and a search for missing people was still
ongoing,” a source hinted.
Efforts to reach the Spokesperson of the Benue State Command
to confirm the incident was not successful as her mobile telephone could not be
reached.
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