Suspected herdsmen launched another attack on Umogidi, Entekpa Adoka district in Otukpo Local Government area of Benue State and killed three people.
This is coming barely a day after suspected herders killed three people at Igbobi in Apa LGA of the state.
A resident who identified himself as Sunny said the suspected herders invaded the community on Tuesday evening.
“The herders came into our village yesterday (Tuesday) evening and they shot sporadically which led to people fleeing the community.
“At the time they left, three dead bodies were recovered and one of the boys killed was an agent of the Peoples Democratic Party in the last election,” Sunny said.
The Chairman of Otukpo LGA, Bako Eje, who confirmed the attack and killing to journalists on Wednesday, said the herders had been terrorising the people of the area for over a month.
He said, “For over a month now, they have been terrorising our people in that axis, from (Igili) to Umuogidi across Enetekpa ward.
“The attackers came in from Apa through Agatu. They have been terrorising our people. They graze their cows in our area, eat up our cassava, our grains and yams and the ones they could not eat, they just set them on fire.
“Most of our people have deserted the place. They are now camping at one primary school at Adoka particularly Igili and Umuogidi people
“But yesterday (Tuesday) they just came on us and attacked us and killed three persons.”
When contacted, Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Catherine Anene, confirmed the attack.
“Attack confirmed. No details yet,” Anene said.
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