Monday, April 14, 2025 - Armed men suspected to be herdsmen have k!lled three people while returning from Jato-Aka Market at Mshen community of Nyihemba in Mbaikyor council wards of Kwande local government area of Benue State
The assailants also carted away the victims’ money and goods
during the attack.
The youth leader of the ward, Igbawua Gandepuun who
disclosed this on Sunday, April 13, said the attack occurred just a kilometre
away from the Army Camp stationed at Government Secondary School, Anwase.
According to Gandepuun, angry youths of the community, in
protest took the bodies of the victims to the military camp, alleging their
failure to protect the victims.
According to him, the two victims, a housewife and a petty
female trader, Andeh Aondover as well as a motorcycle rider, Boki Tyodzua were
ambushed and k!lled by herders.
Gandepuun said the herders removed all the money on Tyodzua
and carted away all items bought by Andeh after k!lling them.
The youth leader also lamented that farmers in the area were
yet to start the clearing their farm lands because those that attempted it were
killed by herdsmen with nobody seeing their corpses till date.
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