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By Nkasi Kolie
No fewer than nine persons have been feared killed in a series of herdsmen attacks on some communities of Guma Local Government Area of Benue State between last Friday and Monday this week.
It was gathered that younger brother to the council Chairman of Guma Local Government Area, Caleb Aba was among the deceased victims.
Speaking to newsmen via telephone on Tuesday afternoon, Aba narrated how the invading herdsmen have continued to attack his people on their farms and even in the market.
“Yes. On Friday last week, my younger brother went to the farm with four others at the outskirts of Gbajimgba town to harvest rice when the attackers ambushed them on the farm.
“The other four ran and were not caught but he (his brother), being the youngest among them all, could not escape and they (the attackers) caught him.
“I have been following it until this morning when I learnt that he has been killed. We have not recovered the body,” the council boss said.
He added that four people were killed after some other persons were also attacked in Gbajimba, the headquarters of the LGA on Sunday evening.
“On Sunday evening, it was Gbajimgba market day and the NKST church had their holy communion; so those who were coming from the church and those leaving the market were attacked.
“Four people were killed and several others injured who are presently receiving treatment at the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Base hospital in Makurdi.
The council Chairman also disclosed that four other people were killed during an attack by herdsmen on Ulever community of the LGA on Monday.
“Yesterday marning, they (herdsmen) were at Ulever community and four people were killed.”
But when contacted, the Police Command through its Police Public Relations Officer PPRO DSP Catherine Anene confirmed that four people were killed in the attacks.
“Four people where killed while others sustained injuries. Scene have been visited by the commissioner of Police and investigation is in progress,” Anene said in a terse message to the telephone of our correspondent on Tuesday afternoon.
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