16 Killed by Suspected Herdsmen in Benue via thisdaylive
An attack on Agagbe community in Gwer Local Government Area of Benue State on Saturday has left 16 people dead while many others sustained injuries.
Sub-sector commander of OPWS in Gwer West local government area, Flying Officer Mohammed Abubakar, who spoke to Journalists, said that at 4:30 pm on Saturday, some of his reliable sources from Agagbe came to inform him that some men dressed in military uniform were sighted in Agagbe forest rustling cows and he quickly mobilised his men to the area, adding they found three dead bodies that were later taken to a hospital in the area.
“Thereafter, we made contact with the DPO who equally identified the rustlers as members of the Livestock Guards who disguised in military uniform to rustle cattle and butchered them for sale at the Naka market. As I speak with you, they are the selling the meat at the market. The DPO also, gave names of seven persons who are members if the Livestock Guard involved…
He observed that the sad incident was happening one week to the governorship election just as it was the case in Agatu, a week before the presidential and national assembly elections.
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