How Herdsmen attack Church, kill 2 priests, 17 others
Armed herdsmen, on Tuesday morning attacked St. Ignatius Quasi Parish
Ukpor-Mbalom in Ayar-Mbalom community of Gwer East Local Government Area
of Benue State, killing two Catholic priests and 17 other worshipers.
Punch Correspondent gathered that the attackers also burnt down over
100 houses during the attack and sacked the entire community.
The attack came barely four days after the murder of ten persons by
herdsmen in Guma Local Government Area and the destruction of several
houses by men suspected to be military personnel in Naka, Gwer West
Local Government Area of the state. Most of the victims were attacked
while coming from morning mass.
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