JUST-IN: Suspected Herdsmen Invade Agatu In Benue, Kill 15

Many people are still missing, and search parties are actively combing the bushes for any remaining survivors


In the Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State, the Ugboju hamlet were assaulted by suspected herders, resulting in the deaths of at least fifteen people.

The villagers were in panic on Wednesday night when the assailants, who have been attacking the region nonstop for the past two weeks, broke inside the community.

Many individuals are still missing, according to eyewitnesses, and search groups are frantically searching the undergrowth for any survivors.

The State House of Assembly member for the Agatu Constituency, Godwin Edoh, denounced the recent spate of killings and confirmed the incident happened on Wednesday.

Edoh said, “I’m frustrated as a representative of my people by their cries. I have forwarded all the gory photos of the bodies recovered to the WhatsApp lines of both the governor and his deputy.”

This is a developing story…

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