Armed men kill three in Benue

Suspected armed herders have killed three people on Wednesday night at the Mbasombo community in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State.

According to reports, the marauding herders invaded the community in the late hours of Wednesday and launched an attack on residents of the community.

This comes barely 24 hours after two people were killed by suspected armed herders in Gwer West local government of the state.

A local who simply gave his name as Abraham said the suspected marauding herders stormed the village under the cover of darkness.

“Residents were already asleep when we heard sporadic gunshots. They opened fire indiscriminately and set many houses on fire, and the sudden attack made some people flee their homes into surrounding bushes and nearby villages,” Abraham narrated.

Three corpses were said to have been recovered while several people sustained injury.

Timothy Adi, the Chairman of the local government, confirmed that three deaths were recorded and added that the situation is relatively calm.

He said, “I’m in a meeting. Casualty figure three, situation now relatively calm.”

Similarly, Catherine Anene, spokesperson for Benue State Police Command, confirmed the incident.