Attah Ede, Makurdi
Barely 24 hours after suspected Lakurawa terrorists in collaboration with herders invaded Yelwata community and killed three persons, armed herders have again struck, killing another three persons.
This time , they attacked Uikpam settlement in Mbabai Council Ward of Guma Local Government Area of the state.
In less than 24 hours, the armed bandits have six killed people within the LGA.
A community leader and a former candidate for the Guma I State Assembly seat in the 2023 general elections, Jimmin Geoffrey, confirmed the latest attack to journalists in Makurdi .
He explained that the discovery of the corpse of Iorhemba Ikpanju, an elderly man from the community, on Wednesday morning, has brought the casualty figures to three following the killing of Akeh Kelvin and Francis Nomsoor last night.
Sustained herdsmen attacks on Guma communities, which share borders with Nasarawa State, remain a major setback to the fight against insecurity.
“The discovery of the body of Baba Iorhemba Ikpanju at a nearby bush this morning brings the total casualty figures to three, following the death of Akeh Kelvin and Francis Nomsoor last night when herdsmen attacked the Uikpam community.
“We again call on concerned authorities to make haste by redeploying security operatives to Uikpam in order to at least instill some level of confidence in the already traumatised residents.”
The police authorities in Benue State have remained silent on these killings, as every media inquiry is met with no response.
However, the Guma Local Government Chairman, Maurice Orwough, has since mobilised security forces to the area.
The Benue State Command police public relations officer PPRO DSP Udeme Edet could not be reached for comment as her phone number did connect as at the time of filing this report.
