Herdsmen attack Benue community, scores Killed

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Several persons have been feared killed after suspected herdsmen attacked Branch Umenger in Guma LGA of Benue State.

The marauding herders were said to have killed scores, including children, during the attack that occurred on Thursday afternoon.

The suspects, as reported by Daily Post, killed one James Apav and Ataki Mageri, amongst several others while razing Tse Sameka village.

“Several persons have deserted their homes for fear of being killed by the heavily armed herdsmen,” the report quoted a witness as saying.