Benue under siege as gunmen kill four, injure 10 others 

Fresh unit has erupted successful parts of Kwande Local Government Area, wherever suspected equipped herders reportedly killed 4 persons and near 10 others injured successful abstracted attacks that occurred successful 2 days.
Residents said the unit began connected Thursday erstwhile equipped assailants invaded farmlands astatine Anyiase successful Moon Council Ward, opening occurrence connected farmers who were moving connected their fields.

Giving an eyewitness account, a assemblage person and survivor, Terzungwe Ajir, said the onslaught occurred astatine astir 3:20 p.m., leaving 2 farmers, identified arsenic Asongo Nagwebe and Tarzan Agbahegh dormant astatine the scene.
According to him, 10 different victims sustained gunshot injuries and were evacuated to a aesculapian installation successful Jato-Aka for treatment.

Ajir explained that 1 of the injured aboriginal died portion being transferred to Makurdi for specialised aesculapian care, expanding the fig of fatalities from the onslaught to three.

The assemblage person further disclosed that the attackers struck again implicit the weekend, allegedly intercepting a commercialized conveyance astatine Ikyogen Junction arsenic residents attempted to fly the troubled communities.

He said the gunmen opened occurrence connected the vehicle, sidesplitting 1 rider instantly, portion different occupants escaped by moving into the surrounding bushes.

Ajir lamented that the latest battle had worsened the humanitarian concern successful th...