Suspected Fulani herdsmen kill father, son, three others and burn houses in Benue

 

Suspected Fulani herdsmen have killed five people including a man and his son in Gwer West local government area of Benue State.

The gunmen were said to have killed four people and injured others in an attack at Tse Udeghe-Mbakombur in Mabapa council ward of the local government.

The suspected herders who invaded the community around 4:30 pm on Thursday, February 17, set ablaze several thatched houses.

The victims have been identified a Shimayohol Iorwundu, Iorwundu Emmanuel Iho, Chiahemba Orgeen and Nyinongu Orgeen.

It was also learnt that some suspected herders who blocked Makurdi/Naka highway around 7:00 pm of the same day shot at a moving vehicle leading to the death of a female passenger.

The chairman of the local government, Mrs Grace Igbabon, who confirmed the two attacks lamented the constant attacks by herdsmen on communities in the council area without provocation.

“The incident happened around evening on Thursday, we were at the venue where we were donating motorcycles to security operatives when the report came to me that herdsmen were attacking Mabapa council ward,” she stated.

“Four people were killed in the community including a man and his son. Unfortunately, some herders also blocked Makurdi/Naka highway and shot at a moving vehicle, a lady was said to have been hit by bullets from these herders.

Igbabon said that the council on Thursday February 18, donated ten (10)motorcycles to the security operatives in the local government to facilitate the movement of security men in fighting herdsmen militia in the council area.