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Suspected equipped herders connected Thursday stormed Ankpechi assemblage successful Oglewu Ward, on the Otukpo-Oweto-Abuja Road successful Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State, changeable astatine residents and looted respective proviso stores.
The attackers were said to person stormed the country and fired sporadically forcing residents, including traders and customers, to fly for safety.
Confirming the incident, the Chairman of Ohimini Local Government Area, Mr Gabriel Adole, said the attackers were suspected equipped herdsmen.
“Yes, determination was an onslaught this greeting betwixt 8am and 9am by suspected equipped herdsmen. They came to Ankpechi assemblage successful Oglewu Ward, shooting sporadically. They changeable 1 person, forcing residents to scamper for safety.
“They burgled shops successful the country and carted distant goods, peculiarly nutrient items. This tells you that they are operating precise adjacent to our communities. They could not get nutrient elsewhere, truthful they came into Ohimini and utilized unit to instrumentality nutrient from our people.
“The residents identified them arsenic equipped herdsmen. The unfortunate who was changeable has been taken to the hospital, and we are hopeful that helium volition survive,” Adole said.
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