Herdsmen have killed five people in a fresh attack on Anter community, Mbalagh council ward in Makurdi local government area of Benue state.
The attack was said to have left some residents of the community with serious injuries, while many have also fled their homes in search of safer abode in neighbouring communities for fear of being killed by the herdsmen.
It was gathered from a source in the neighbourhood that the herdsmen stormed the village on Tuesday, July 12, and started shooting sporadically forcing the residents to flee, The Vanguard reports.
A resident of the community, who named some of those feared dead in the attack to include Terkimbir Orbakpa, Kpungu Orbakpa, Ave Usaar, Aondogu Aku and Temanenge Kyer, said that three of the victims had already been buried, while the search for the remains of two others was ongoing.
The resident said, “The attack was unprovoked, the armed herders just stormed the community late in the night at about 12:30 am, on Tuesday, July 12, and started shooting.
“Three corpses were recovered on the same Tuesday, while the body of two others who the herdsmen killed in the bush have not been seen.
“However, the search for their bodies is ongoing because if they were alive they would have been seen,” he added.
The special adviser to the state governor on security, Paul Hemba, who confirming the development on Wednesday, July 13, said that five people died during the attack.
Meanwhile, the state police command is yet to verify this incident as of the time of filing this report.
