BREAKING: 15 killed as suspected herdsmen attack Agatu in Benue
No fewer than 15 persons have been killed after suspected herders attacked Ugboju community in the Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State.
The attackers, who have been conducting relentless attacks on the area for the past two weeks, invaded the village on Wednesday evening, leaving locals in distress.
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According to eyewitnesses, many people are still missing, and search parties are actively combing the bushes for any remaining survivors.
Godwin Edoh, the member representing Agatu Constituency in the State House of Assembly, decried the fresh wave of killings, confirming the incident occurred on Wednesday.
Edoh said, “I’m frustrated as a representative of my people by their cries. I have forwarded all the gory photos of the bodies recovered to the WhatsApp lines of both the governor and his deputy.”
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