Herdsmen Attack: Again, Three Killed in Fresh Incident in Guma LGA, Benue

Barely 24 hours after three residents were killed in Yelewata, located within Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, bandits have launched another attack in the same LGA, claiming three more lives.

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The latest attack occurred in Uikpam community, situated in the Mbabai Council Ward.

A community leader and former candidate for the Guma 1 State Assembly seat in the 2023 general elections, Jimmin Geoffrey, confirmed the incident to journalists on Wednesday.

He stated that the body of Iorhemba Ikpanju, an elderly resident, was discovered on Wednesday morning, bringing the death toll to three, following the killing of Akeh Kelvin and Francis Nomsoor the previous night.

It was reported that sustained herdsmen attacks on Guma communities, which share borders with Nasarawa State, remain a major setback to the fight against insecurity.

“The discovery of the body of Baba Iorhemba Ikpanju at a nearby bush this morning brings the total casualty figures to three, following the death of Akeh Kelvin and Francis Nomsoor last night when herdsmen attacked the Uikpam community.

“We again call on concerned authorities to make haste by redeploying security operatives to Uikpam in order to at least repose some level of confidence in the already traumatised residents,” Geoffrey said.

At the time of filing this report, the state police command has remained silent on the killings, as calls through to its spokesman went unanswered.