Death toll climbs to 11 in Benue Easter attack – Community leader

The fig of radical killed successful the aboriginal Saturday onslaught by suspected equipped herdsmen connected Agena assemblage successful Mbalom, Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State, has accrued to 11 aft 2 further bodies were recovered successful the area.

Earlier reports confirmed that 9 victims were recovered by Sunday afternoon.

The battle besides near 1 idiosyncratic injured, portion respective homes, nutrient retention barns, and the section marketplace were acceptable connected fire, resulting successful extended harm crossed the community.

According to a section resident, much than 50 attackers stormed the colony successful what seemed to beryllium a well-planned operation.

He explained that the assailants struck astir 5 a.m. portion residents were inactive asleep, softly entering the assemblage earlier igniting houses and the market, and shooting astatine anyone they encountered.

Providing an update connected Monday, a assemblage mobiliser and leader, Christopher Gbasha, who joined the hunt efforts, stated that “two much corpses person been discovered successful the colony to adhd to the fig deposited successful the mortuary, truthful we person 11 deaths now.

“There are nary much casualties but the pe...