Suspected Fulani Herders Kill Four Persons In North Central Nigeria

In what is a sustained attack by bandits and Fulani herdsmen in the northern region of Nigeria, four residents of the Angbabde community in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State in North Central Nigeria have been killed in a midnight attack on early Saturday.
The attack also left seven other persons seriously wounded.
Those who lost their lives were the head of the Akwa household, Emberga; his son, Terhemba, brother Innocent, and a visitor to the family, who could not be ascertained at press time.

Seven other persons among them, Decor Akwa, was seriously wounded in the attack, seven-year-old son, Fanen Akwa, was left with minor injuries, while five others with various degrees of injuries are receiving treatment at the Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH) Makurdi.
It could be recalled that two persons, a man his wife, were earlier killed by herdsmen at Tse Tyohemba two weeks ago.

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, who disclosed this while speaking to newsmen after being briefed about the attack by security agencies in the state, also paid a visit to victims of the attack at the BSUTH.
Flanked by the state commissioner of police and representatives of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), an anti-banditry security formation, the governor said the state government would foot the bills of the victims and also bury the dead.

Earlier, Ortom explained that the herdsmen had tricked security operatives at Angbande, diverted their attention to another area, and attacked the community.
According to him, the herdsmen went to a nearby community, feigned an attack on the area and as soon as the attention of the security forces was diverted towards the said community, the herdsmen returned and laid siege on Angbande.

Governor Ortom lamented that the attackers were inhuman and had no respect for lives, even the lives of children.
He commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the directives to deal decisively with criminal elements.