Report from Makurdi the Benue state capital has indicated that more corpses have been recovered after the Fulani Herdsmen attacked Agagbe, Gwer local government area of Benue state.
Thursday’s attack on communities in Agagbe, Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State by herdsmen may have risen to over 30 according to the account by a resident in the area. Ortom However working with the Benue State Police command statement, issued Friday in Makurdi stated that its personnel had recovered 10 corpses from the affected villages.
The source in the area disclosed that the invaders who struck in the early hours of Thursday sacked the affected communities in Agagbe including Mbappa, Tse-Adudu and Enger villages and also left scores injured while many were yet unaccounted for. According to the source, “they came in their numbers wielding sophisticated weapons, shooting anything on sight and razing the houses and huts of the people.
“Initially as at Friday the figure of the dead was 10 but with more bodies being recovered and many others still missing the number of the dead could be over 30.
“Some of these people were hacked to death when they were fleeing their communities while some were killed in their sleep because the invaders struck around 2am.
“As we speak people are still moving in droves into Naka town, the local government headquarters to take refuge but even Naka may not be safe because there is palpable tension everywhere in the small town. “The worst hit were women and children who were running in several directions looking for where to find shelter and safety.
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