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…kill one, galore missing
By Peter Duru
Suspected equipped herdsmen person reportedly killed a husbandman and injured members of his household and respective others successful a caller onslaught connected Tse Akor Gbatse village, Nyiev Council Ward of Guma Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state.
The onslaught besides near respective persons missing and unaccounted for.
It was gathered that the equipped marauders attacked the assemblage located fewer kilometres from Daudu town, Saturady afternoon, fewer days aft the alarm was raised by the locals of the impending invasion.
According to a root successful the country who spoke connected information of anonymity, they received accusation that the equipped herders had camped astatine Rukubi successful Doma LGA of Nasarawa state, from wherever they planned to motorboat onslaught connected immoderate borderline settlements successful Guma LGA.
He said: “They had alleged that their 3 children went missing weeks agone successful 1 of the communities.”
“And connected Saturday day they launched the attack. They killed Tachia Akor, his woman and 1 Mrs. Tsetim and immoderate different persons sustained superior injuries.
“Some of the injured are receiving aesculapian attraction astatine Adi infirmary successful Daudu municipality portion galore different farmers are missing.”
He stated that disposable accusation indicated that the equipped herders were inactive roaming respective deserted communities successful Guma LGA and appealed to information agencies to instrumentality steps to escaped the communities of the marauders.
Contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP, Udeme Edet who confirmed the improvement said, “yes we were informed, our men are already connected it. Immediately we got the information, men were deployed and they are already investigating the matter. Normalcy has besides returned to the area.”
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