BLOODBATH: 44 die in communal, cult wars, auto accident
MAKURDI— Several families were thrown into mourning weekend as no
fewer than 44 persons died in violent clashes and auto accidents across
the country.
Separate attacks on Benue communities by suspected
Fulani herdsmen claimed 21 lives while 16 others died in an auto
accident on the Makurdi-Gboko road. Seven persons were also feared dead
in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state capital in a clash between three cult groups.
Vanguard
gathered from sources that the affected Benue communities that were
attacked include Apera, Gberija, Tse Pilla, Uchagh, Ukaha, Atenger,
Agema and Agule in Guma where six persons were killed while another 15
were killed at Oguchi-Ankpa in Agatu local government area by the
invaders.
Suspected Fulani herdsmen killed 21 in Benue
According
to our source in Guma local government council, “They marched into our
villages from Awe in NasarawaState and passed through Damko before
invading and burning down eight villages in Guma local government.“Unfortunately, the herdsmen stormed the affected villages when most men had gone to their farms and since we thought that the persistent crisis had been settled by both the Benue and Nasarawa state governments, we were not prepared for the surprise attack.
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