No fewer than seven persons were reportedly killed on Sunday in a renewed attack by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herders in the Logo Local Government Area of Benue State.
The suspected armed herders were said to have attacked a commercial vehicle between Arufu and Chembe villages on Sunday and shot at passengers.
The attackers were later reported to have invaded Mchia community in the night and killed seven persons.
Several others were reported to have been missing during the invasion.
A community leader, Anawah Joseph, who spoke to journalists on Monday, explained that the attackers laid ambush on the road and shot at a commercial vehicle between Arufu and Chembe villages.
He said, “Armed Fulani herders in collaboration with Jukun militias on Sunday shot at a commercial vehicle heading to Lorza where some passengers suffered injury.
“They also invaded Mchia where they slaughtered eight people.”
The Chairman of the local government, Rev Adagbe Jonathan, who spoke on Monday, said seven persons were killed while several others were still missing.
He said, “It’s true that armed herders in collaboration with Jukun militias attacked my people yesterday (Sunday) at about 9 pm.
“With the help of policemen, we were able to recover five corpses on Sunday night while two corpses were recovered this morning (Monday). They also shot at a commercial vehicle where two people were injured.
“As I am talking to you now, the two people who sustained injuries have been taken to the hospital at Anyim but many people are still missing.”
The council chairman, who said he was on his way to report the incident to the security adviser, Joseph Har, added that the attackers were armed herders hired by Jukun militias.
