Olusegun Ariyo
Seven people, including women and children, were confirmed killed and several others missing in a fresh attack by armed herders on Agbo Vengav community of Udam in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State.
Urban Express News Online gathered that the fresh killings occurred around 1:00 am Friday when the gunmen, suspected to be herdsmen, launched an attack on the community.
A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said a little girl was killed while her mother was taken away by the Fulani herdsmen, and till now her whereabouts remain unknown.
The sources further said the assailants came in the middle of the night when people had retired to bed and started attacking the community.
“The attack on the community started around 1:00 am on Friday; the number of bodies recovered was seven, and a search for missing people was still ongoing,” a source hinted.
Efforts to reach the Spokesperson of the Benue State Command to confirm the incident were not successful as her mobile telephone could not be reached.
