According to the newspaper several others
were injured and properties and farm land
worth several millions of naira
were destroyed.
According to a source, the suspected armed
herdsmen stormed the Gabo Nenzev
community in large numbers from the
neighbouring Nasarawa State, shooting
sporadically and burning down houses.
According to the newspaper, the attackers,
spread across the council ward and
went round destroying houses and farms. A
source said, policemen drafted to the areas
watched helplessly as the carnage
continued.
A house member representing Logo
Constituency at the state Assembly, Mr.
Kester Kyange, told the Punch in a text
message that, “ the calls I made confirmed to
me that about 59 persons including a
traditional ruler were killed while many
others are still missing. The women, children
and the elderly have all fled their homes to
take refuge in Ugba, headquarters of Logo
LG .”
He said he had already visited his
constituency to commiserate with the
families of victims and meet with
community leaders.
Kyange called on President Muhammadu
Buhari to come up with a clear policy that
would end the problem of Fulani herdsmen
and farmers in the country.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Benue
State Command, ASP Moses Yamu,
confirmed to journalists that there were
other attacks in the early hours of Sunday,
disclosing that more mobile policemen had
been drafted to the area to forestall further
attacks.
He said the police had been mobilised and
left in the area to ensure that the incident
did not degenerate into an uncontrollable
situation.
A member of the community fleeing the
attack told the Punch that the attackers
were shooting indiscriminately.
“ The attackers shot sporadically and the
villagers fled, including myself and members
of my family, for fear of being killed.
“The situation in Ugondo, at the moment, is
scary and we are helpless. It is as if we are
in a war situation, where the mission of the
invaders is to occupy and take over our
villages.
“It is a pathetic situation because corpses
are littering the community, though one
cannot give a specific number of the dead
which should not be less than 15 but I know
that the casualty figure could be huge
because many have been wounded as bullets
continue to fly around. “
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