Four residents of the Otobi-Akpa community in Otukpo Local Government Area, Benue State, have been killed in a midnight attack by suspected herdsmen.
In the wee hours of Tuesday, specifically at about 12:00 a.m, the attackers—who were reportedly heavily armed—invaded the neighbourhood, firing intermittently and causing locals to escape for their lives.
Hon. Ochi Ayedu, Eje Uzu, Alinko, and Achibi were killed in the several-hour-long onslaught, and as of the time this story was filed, a number of other residents were still missing, while the Benue state government and state security officials are yet to make any official statement regarding the attack.
This latest development comes only months after a brutal assault on the same Otobi-Akpa community in Otukpo, during which at least 13 people were murdered, with many others injured or reported missing, and more than 50 houses razed.
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