Police commence search as herdsmen kill six, injure others in Benue community

The Benue State Police bid has intensified operations pursuing herdsmen attacks connected cashew farmers successful Asaba, Ojantele, and Okpette communities, each successful Apa Local Government Area of Benue State.

The farmers were reportedly moving connected their farms erstwhile the assailants launched the attack.

This was contained successful a connection connected Saturday by the Spokesperson of the Benue State Police Command, DSP Udeme Edet.

She said a associated information teams comprising operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, the military, and section youths from the affected communities instantly mobilized into the wood to transportation retired hunt and rescue operations with the purpose of locating victims and apprehending the perpetrators.

Edet said astatine the extremity of the archetypal operation, six (6) lifeless bodies were recovered portion efforts are ongoing to guarantee the information of residents successful the affected communities.

“The Commissioner of Police Benue State Command CP Ifeanyi Emenari PhD,psc,mnips wishes to guarantee the nationalist that reinforcements person been sent to facilitate a much thorough and coordinated cognition successful the affected forests with the purpose of tracking down those liable for the attack.”

She said patrols person ...