‘26 Dead, 1000 Displaced’ As Fulani Herdsmen Attack 4 Benue Communities

Four communities in Benue state were reportedly attacked by suspected Fulani herdsmen on Tuesday,  leaving over 26 people dead, several injured and many houses and huts destroyed.

The attacks, Vanguard reports, came after the invasion of Dusa villages in Turan council ward of Logo local government on Saturday – where a Village Head and five others were murdered.

According to the report, the communities affected in the latest massacre are Uzaar in Tombo, Anyii in Logo local government and Vase in Ukum local government.

A source told the news outlet that the herdsmen attacked Uzzar and Anyii on Monday night, murdering about 8 people and burning down some parts of the communities.

Vase was also attacked in the early hours of Tuesday, leaving over a dozen dead.

The source was quoted to have said, “Vase was attacked at about 1am Tuesday where 12 persons including six relatives of a serving Permanent Secretary in the state were butchered in cold blood. The sequence of the attacks clearly showed that they were well coordinated and that is why the people could not put up any form of resistance.”

 

“As we speak there is a huge influx of displaced persons of over 1,000 including women and children running away from their homes to Ugba, the headquaters of Logo same as Zaki Biam in Ukum, for safety. From the sustained attacks it is becoming clear that the herdsmen want to take over the affected communities close to River Benue because of the rich vegetation.”

Police Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent, ASP, Moses Yamu, confirmed the massacre but said, “the Police have recovered four corpses from Vase, three from Anyii and one from Uzaar village. That is the number I can confirm to you.”