Six persons have been killed by suspected herdsmen in a set of renewed attacks on communities in Logo, Guma and Okpokwu Local Government Areas of Benue State.
Governor Samuel Ortom confirmed the attacks on Wednesday at the Government House in Makurdi, the state capital.
He made the disclosure when he received a former military administrator of the state, Brigadier General Dominic Oneya (rtd), who led a delegation on a condolence visit to the governor.
Governor Ortom said two women were reported killed in Guma LGA and two persons in Logo,
stressing that pockets of killings were still going on.
He further reiterated his call on security agencies to arrest the leadership of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore whom he alleged were still issuing threats of resisting implementation of the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law in the state.
Source: ChannelsTV
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