At least six people
have been killed in fresh attacks in Logo and Guma local government areas of
Benue state.
Samuel
Ortom, governor of the state, disclosed this on Wednesday when he received
Dominic Oneya, former military administrator of the state, in Markurdi. He
said while two women were killed in Logo, another two were killed in Guma.
Ortom said
there were other accounts of violence claiming lives in various parts of the
state.
When
TheCable contacted Moses Yamu, spokesman of the Benue state police command, he
said he could not confirm the attack.
“I
have not been able to reach the divisional police officers in those areas, so I
can’t confirm these attacks,” he said.
While
alleging that the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore are threatening further resistance
of the state’s Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law — causing
ripples in the state, the governor called on security agencies to arrest the
leadership of the group.
Benue
has been thrown into mourn since earlier this month when herdsmen attacked
communities in the state, killing about at least 70 persons.
There
have also been other pockets of clashes between the herders and
farmers/community members in other parts of the country, including Taraba and
Nasarrawa states.
- The Cable
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