Suspected Fulani herdsmen have killed at least 11 people in the early hours of Sunday in a renewed attack at Igama community in the Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State.
It was gathered that no building is standing in the community as the invaders burnt down all the houses.
According to PUNCH, a resident who did not want to be mentioned said over the phone that; “The people who are Fulani herdsmen stormed Igama village at the wee hours of today (Sunday) and directed their attack on youths in the community.
“They allowed the elderly, children and women to run away while they descended on younger ones, as am talking to you, eleven young men were killed.”
The Local Government Chairman, Mrs Amina Audu, confirmed the attack but said nine corpses had been recovered and brought to council headquarters, Okpoga as at 4:22pm on Sunday.
She said, “I had the report that the Fulani herders stormed Igama communty between 4:00 am and 6:00 am today (Sunday).
“As am talking to you now, am in the police station at Okpoga, three corpses have been brought from the community and people from the area just told me that they are on their way coming with another six corpses to be taken to mortuary.
Audu added, “The attackers were said to have left women, children and elderly to run away but attacked and killed youths in the community. So also, they burnt down all the houses in the community,” PUNCH reports.
The state police spokesperson, Catherine Anene, who confirmed the attack said the command had yet to get details.
“The incident is confirmed but the command is yet to receive details from officers who went to the scene,” Anene said in a message.
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