It was harvest of death in Yogbo, Guma Local Government Area of Benue state when some group of Fulani Herdsmen purportedly attacked the community on the wake of a Sunday morning, leaving over 30 people dead. The victims were said to be mainly women and children.
It was reported that the Herdsmen attacked the community when they had seen that majority of the men had gone to church
The Fulani Herdsmen according to report did not spare anything on sight as they destroyed the community property worth millions of naira.
Some residents of the community who now take refuge in the state capital gave some details on the incident. They had disclosed that they were attacked by the Herdsmen around 7 am on Sunday when majority of the people had gone to church.
John Usher who spoke with newsmen in Makurdi had affirmed that they never knew such an attack was coming as there was no outstanding issue between them and the Herdsmen “we never envisaged any attack on that day, because we have been living in peace with one another for some time now”
“We were surprised when the Fulanis suddenly attacked us, slaughtering over 30 women and children who were at home when many families had gone to church; we heard screams of women and children being murdered by the Fulanis who quickly disappeared after carrying out the dastardly attack”.
He lamented that “Given the timing of this latest attack on Tiv farmers, it has become worrisome that anytime a year is coming to an end, these ugly incidents always occur, leading to the spilling of blood and the wanton destruction of property and farm yields of Tiv farmers by the invading Fulani herdsmen. It is just unfortunate”.
It was reported that many residents of the community have fled to Makurdi and Gbajimba because of the ugly incident.
The Benue state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Daniel Ezeala confirmed the incident. The police PPRO had stated that heavily armed policemen have been deployed to the area in order to restore peace and security in the community.
Source: Daily Post
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