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Suspected armed herders were said to have killed about 19 people in renewed attacks on some communities in Kwande Local Government Area of Benue state....TAP HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY..>>
In the first attack, which was reported to have happened on Saturday, 16 farmers who were returning to their village were killed along Kashimbila road and their bodies were thrown into River Katsina-Ala.
According to a resident from Mbanduwa who did not want to be named, “The farmers were returning to their community in Mbanduwa ward when they were ambushed along Kashimbila road and killed.
“Their bodies were dropped in River Katsina-Ala.”
The second attack, which occurred on Monday afternoon at Boaguwa in Kumakua council ward in the same local government, was said to have claimed three lives.
It was gathered that residents of communities within the area have fled to Jato Acka for safety.
The President General of Mzough U Tiv Worldwide and leader of the three socio-cultural groups (Mzough U Tiv, OchiitaK’idoma, and Om’Ngede), Comptroller of Prison, Iorbee Ihagh (retd), confirmed the killings.
He added that all six council wards in Turan within the local government have been deserted.
Ihagh, who was at Jato Acka when he spoke to our correspondent on the phone on Monday evening, said that 16 farmers were killed on Saturday and their bodies thrown into River Katsina-Ala.
