Men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen on Friday attacked a
Benue community in Shengev district of
Gwer West Local Government Area (LGA)
killing eight persons while hundred others have been displaced.
The communities; Tse-Agbulu, Tse-Atakpa and Tse-Abichi among
others were besieged by the marauders with sporadic gunshots while many were
wounded and dispossessed of their belongings.
According to a source, those who sustained injury from the
attack were currently receiving treatment at Naka, headquarters of the local
council. The source gave the names of those who were killed as Iorhen Agbulu,
Mrs. Anakula Gbesa and Mr. Agboughul Uoor, while Godwin Ahuna was said to be
seriously macheted.
Worried by the
killing of their people by the herdsmen, President, Tyoshin Development
Association, a socio-cultural organisation, Dr. Sylvester Ugbegili in a
statement condemned the unprovoked attack and grazing of cattle on farm lands
causing damage to crops.
He said, "The Tyoshin people are bonafide citizens of this country and must
not be treated as aliens. The Fulani people should be instructed to stop
off the Tyoshin land; hence it is
entirely for farming activity”.
However, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO Austin
Ezeani who confirmed the clash, said only one person was killed; even as he
added that normalcy had returned to the area.
It will be recalled that communities in the area have
suffered from innumerable attacks on their citizens by Fulani herdsmen since
2011.
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