Suspected Herdsmen at the early hour of Thursday attacked Agboughul village in Makurdi town of Benue State killing two persons while several others sustained injuries. According to a resident, the herdsmen stormed the community that is located close to River Benue on Thursday morning, and started shooting during which they killed a man who went to the area to dig a well on a plot of land and another.
"The remains of the dead were moved on a motorbike to the 'D' Division Police station in Makurdi, and due to the attack, thousands of people were seen vacating the area.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent Moses, ASP, Moses Yamu, who confirmed the development, said the state Police Commissioner, Fatai Owoseni, also led his personnel to the community.
The eyewitness said: "I can confirm that two persons were killed in Agboughul community this afternoon by suspected herdsmen.
"The Commissioner of Police has already visited there and he has also deployed a unit of our Mobile Police personnel to the community to ensure the restoration of peace in the area."
Meanwhile, death toll from the recent attack on Gbeji town and a fresh attack on Logo local government area has rising to sixty according to a local source
The latest killings came within 48 hours after 15 persons were killed in
Gbeji in Ukum local government area. Ukemberagya/Tswarev ward, Channel One community, Orveren and Ajura villages and Tombo community in Logo local government area of the state.
Also speaking, a former aide of the former governor of the state,Joseph Anawa whose community was affected in the latest attack said the group who attacked Igbougher Mbavuur also struck at Tse-Wadr killing several persons.
"We suspect that the same gang who attacked Igbougher Mbavuur were responsible for the early morning attack on Tse-Wadr in the same Logo local government area where they sacked the community and killed several persons leaving scores with injuries around 5am today," Anawa said.
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