Suspected herders murdered three people in a community in Benue State’s Guma Local Government Area. The suspected herders were said to have infiltrated the Ngban community in Guma local government on the evening of the 18th of Sunday.
As suspected herders attacked governor Samuel Ortom’s council area, there appears to be no reprieve in sight.
The last three weeks had been a nightmare in some communities within the same local government, with 13 people killed in Tse Numgbera, Umella, Yogbo, and Ukohol.
According to locals, the latest attack occurred around 4 p.m. on Sunday, when suspected herders invaded Ngbea, which falls under the Nyiev Council Ward of Guma local government.
“They were herders from Fulani country.” They attacked our village in large numbers around 4 p.m. yesterday (Sunday).
“Three people were killed,” said Iorhemen, a local.
Catherine Anene, the spokesperson for the State Command, confirmed the attack when contacted.
“Three people were killed in an attack at Guma,” she said, adding that “bodies have been removed to Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi, while the investigation is ongoing.”
