Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have attacked the Igama Edumoga community in Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State, killing eleven people in the process.
The attackers according to reports stormed the community in the early hours of Sunday, June 12, also razed all the buildings.
Natives who spoke to newsmen said those killed are all youths as the attackers left the children and women to escape unhurt.
"The attackers are Fulani herdsmen they stormed the community in a commando manner between 4 am and 6 am this morning (Sunday). They killed some of the youths in the village and spared the elderly, children and women as they allowed them to run away," a local said.
Mrs Amina Audu, the chairman of Okpokwu Local Government, while confirming the attack, said nine corpses had so far been recovered from the scene.
According to her, even though three corpses had been brought to Okpoga, the local government headquarters, she added that six more corpses were on the way.
"I had the report that the Fulani herders stormed Igama community between 4:00 am and 6:00 am today," Mrs Audu stated.
"As I am talking to you now, am in the police station at Okpoga, three corpses have been brought from the community and people from the area just told me that they are on their way coming with another six corpses to be taken to the mortuary.
"The attackers were said to have left women, children, and the elderly to run away but attacked and killed youths in the community. So also, they burnt down all the houses in the community," she added.
The Benue State Police Command spokesman, SP Catherine Anene, confirmed the attack to newsmen in Makurdi.
"The incident is confirmed but the command is yet to receive details from officers who went to the scene." the PPRO stated.
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