81 Persons Killed In Herdsmen Attack In Benue
Category: Terrorism News
Fresh attacks by Fulani herdsmen in Logo and Ukum council areas in Benue
State have left 81 people dead. The traditional ruler of Logo, Chief
Jimmy Meeme, who spoke to Channels Television on the invasion of rural
communities said 70 persons were killed in six out of the 10 council
wards in his domain.Eyewitnesses also claim that Turan, Mbagber, Yonov and Tombo communities in Logo were attacked on the same day while Varser in Ukum Local Government came under siege, leaving 53 persons dead.
On his part, the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, lamented the inability of the security agencies to arrest the perpetrators of the coordinated attack. In his reaction, the spokesman of the Benue State Police Command, ASP Moses Yamu, dismissed allegations of neglect of duty by security personnel. He insisted that only 22 deaths were recorded in Logo and Ukum local government areas.
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