BREAKING: Again, armed herders attack Benue IDPs camp, kill 43, injure many

• Some suspected herdsmen have attacked an IDPs camp in the Guma LGA of Benue state and killed about 43 persons
• It was reported that the primary schools where the internally displaced were camped were attacked by the attackers at about 10pm on Friday
• The killing followed a similar attack in the Umogidi village of the Enetekpa Adoka district of the Otukpo LGA of the state, where 52 lives were lost

Makurdi, Benue - Some suspected armed herdsmen have attacked and killed about 43 internally displaced persons (IDPs) at the LGEA Primary School, Nyiev Council Ward in the Guma local government area of Benue state.

According to Vanguard, details of the incident are yet to be fully unveiled, but it was learnt that the primary, where the IDPs were camped, was attacked by the assailants at about 10 pm on Friday, April 7.

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Details of suspected herdsmen attacking Benue IDPs

A source disclosed that so far, 43 corpses have been counted on the scene of the incident, including pregnant women and children, while many sustained a series of injuries and others are still missing.

The gruesome attack followed a similar attack that claimed 52 lives in the Umogidi village of the Enetekpa Adoka district of the Otukpo local government area of the state.

Benue has been enmeshed in farmers/herders clashes in recent years, and many people have died over a period of time.

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The authorities have made a series of moves to stop the gruesome killings between the two agricultural farming groups.

The outgoing governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom, has consistently spoken against the crisis while he often alleged that the perpetrators are mostly Fulani herdsmen.

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Tears of motherhood: Bandits abduct 80 pupils in Zamfara

Legit.ng earlier reported that no less than 80 children were reportedly kidnapped by some bandits in the troubled state of Zamfara.

The attack was said to have happened around 8am on Friday at a border community between Katsina and Zamfara states.

Some of the victims' parents who spoke with journalists said the assailants are yet to reach out to them or make any demand for ransom.

Source: Legit.ng