Benue killings: Scores feared dead as suspected herdsmen launch fresh attack in Agatu, Apa
Several persons have been killed in fresh attacks launched by suspected herdsmen in the Agatu and Apa Local government areas of Benue state on Tuesday night.
Sunday Dutse, an Odejo native and the younger brother of a former local government chairman, was killed in Agatu LGA along the Odugbeho-Ogbaulu route, according to information reports.
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Dutse had been seeking safety at Ogwule-Kaduna, which is also in Agatu LGA, after being forced to leave his community in a previous herdsmen attack.
A previous attack earlier in the day left three young people who were ambushed in the Apa LGA community of EdikwG’Icho dead.
According to reports, two of the victims were from EdikwG’Icho, and the third was from Ugbokpo.
Despite the recent arrival of high-ranking military officials, including as the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who pledged more security in the state’s difficult areas, these attacks nevertheless occurred.
This attack is not the first of its kind as several others have been launched on different communities in Benue state leaving scores dead and several others displaced from their homes.
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The Benue state governor had previously stated that the state was under siege, adding that the incessant attacks in the state were sponsored by political big guns.
