Again, suspected Fulani herdsmen on Monday
invaded Igbongun community in Tsaav Ward of
Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State, killing
five people.
invaded Igbongun community in Tsaav Ward of
Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State, killing
five people.
Only last Sunday, the herdsmen struck in Tse
Wankyor in the same Tsaav Ward and killed 10 and
injured several others.
Yesterday’s incident brings the death toll from the
two attacks to 15.
A source told The AUTHORITY that the armed
herders numbering over 50 invaded the community
through the neighbouring Kente settlement in Taraba
State at 11pm on Monday and unleashed terror on
the people with their sophisticated weapons.
He claimed that six motorcycles were carted away
by the rampaging herdsmen.
The District Head of Tsaav, His Royal Highness
(HRH) Joseph Ivuen, told The AUTHORITY that the
attack was unwarranted because they have never
had issues with the Fulani cattle rearers.
The monarch said that the community had been
deserted for fear of further attacks and called on
the Federal Government to provide a lasting solu
tion to the continued invasion of Benue villages by
the herdsmen.
The Chairman of Ukum Local Government Area,
Hon. Simon Kachina, who confirmed the attacks,
said that they were strange because the affected
communities never had issues with the herdsmen
and charged the authorities to intensify efforts to
wards ending such barbaric acts.
The council boss who gave the names of victims
whose bodies had been recovered as Keryum Mku,
Terkura Ajo and Terhemba Gwa, added that the
search for others had continued.
Kachina said: “It is most unfortunate and the most
worrisome aspect of these attacks lies in the fact
that they are normally carried out during cropping
season and for a local government whose
economic mainstay is farming, the continued
sacking of our people will not augur well for our
economic survival. I am appealing especially to the
Federal Government to put in efforts that will curtail
the barbaric acts of these headsmen.”
The member representing Ukum, Logo and Katsina/
Ala Federal Constituency in the House of
Representatives, Mr. Emmanuel Udende, said that a
public hearing into the continued attacks on Benue
communities by the herdsmen had begun at the
Lower House.
Through his Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Jerry
Iorngaem, who was at the ravaged community, the
lawmaker urged his constituents not to resort to
self-help.
The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Moses
Yamu, confirmed the attacks.
Source: http://www.authorityngr.com/2016/06/
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