Grief grips Benue community as nine herdsmen attack victims are buried

The Edikwu Ankpali radical successful Apa Local Government Area of Benue State are successful mourning pursuing the burial of 9 residents killed successful a caller onslaught by suspected herdsmen.

The assemblage and household members person revealed the identities of the victims and bemoaned what they comprehend arsenic precocious level of insecurity successful agrarian areas.

The onslaught connected the assemblage which occurred connected Monday has accrued tensions successful parts of Benue State.

Several communities and settlements successful Apa LGA person repeatedly raised concerns implicit safety, with calls for stronger measures to curb the menace.

Those confirmed dormant successful the Ankpali Edikwu massacre include, Elaigwu Pelu, 31; Oigene Ogah, 62; Adah Aboje, 78; Peter Omafu, 59 and John Peter Musa, 33.

Others are; Ogagwu John, 31; Eluma Ogbeni, 30; John Elegbo,39; and Gideon Monday, 29.

Many of the victims were household breadwinners, leaving down children and dependents present facing an uncertain future.

Residents accidental the incidental was beyond conscionable the numbers killed, stressing that each unfortunate played a captious relation successful the community.

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