No fewer than two people were reported to have been killed in a renewed attack by suspected armed herders in the Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State.
PUNCH Metro gathered on Sunday that the incident happened on Saturday when the victims were said to have been ambushed while returning from Jato-Aka market to Nzaav community in Yaav Council Ward of Turan district.
A source who did not want to be mentioned claimed that “the attackers were Fulani herdsmen who ambushed the people while returning from market in Jato Aka and heading to Nzaav village.”
A former Supervisory Councillor in Kwande LGA, Akerigba Lawrence, confirmed to our correspondent that the incident happened around 4 pm on Saturday.
He added that the remains of the deceased were discovered with deep wounds.
He said, “This is disturbing. The bodies were badly wounded. It shows that the attacks by terrorists are still ongoing even after overrunning all the communities except Jato-Aka in Turan land. This is nothing but terrorism.
The Chairman of Kwande LGA, Yarkwan Tersua, confirmed the incident on Sunday, lamenting that the killings had been “recurring.”